Genus: Diphyllodes
Description
Two species of Bird-of-Paradise from New Guinea.
The males are very colourful birds and their central pair of tail feathers are modified into recurved wires.
Females lack this elongated central pair of tail feathers, they are mostly brown and have barred underparts.
Taxonomy
Diphyllodes is a genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
Formerly placed in Cicinnurus.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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. (2025) Diphyllodes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Diphyllodes
Pages in category ‘Diphyllodes’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
