Genus: Seleucidis
Description
This genus contains only one species, the Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise from New Guinea.
It's the only Bird-of-Paradise where the thighs of the male are bare.
The male has twelve elongated central shafts of flank plumes which form the wires.
Taxonomy
Seleucidis is a monotypic genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
It has affinities to the Riflebirds and to the Paradisaea Birds-of-Paradise
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| S. melanoleucus | Twelve-wired 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. (2025) Seleucidis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Seleucidis
Pages in category ‘Seleucidis’
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