Diphyllodes

Diphyllodes
Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Diphyllodes respublica)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Diphyllodes
Lesson, RP, 1834

Diphyllodes is a genus of birds-of-paradise. Established by René-Primevère Lesson in 1834, it contains two species: the magnificent bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise. Both species are endemic to New Guinea, where they are found in forested uplands. The genus is sometimes subsumed into the genus Cicinnurus.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Diphyllodes magnificus (Pennant, 1781)Magnificent bird-of-paradiseNew Guinea
Diphyllodes respublica (Bonaparte, 1850)Wilson's bird-of-paradiseRaja Ampat Islands

References

  1. ↑ "Crows, mudnesters & birds-of-paradise". worldbirdnames.org. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Beehler, Bruce M.; Pratt, Thane K. (2016). Birds of New Guinea: Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics. Princeton NJ, US: Princeton University Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-691-16424-3.