Genus: Pteridophora
Description
This genus contains only one species, the King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise from New Guinea.
A rather small Bird-of-paradise with a small bill but the male with two very long, scalloped, enamel blue brow plumes. This plumes are often used by Bowerbirds to decorate their bower and are also in use as decoration by local people.
Taxonomy
Pteridophora is a monotypic genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
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| P. alberti | King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pteridophora. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pteridophora
Pages in category ‘Pteridophora’
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