Genus: Cicinnurus
Description
One species of Bird-of-Paradise.
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
Cicinnurus is a genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
Some authorities place Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise and Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise in the genus Diphyllodes.
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| C. regius | King Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| C. respublica | Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| C. magnificus | Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://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. (2021) Cicinnurus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Cicinnurus
Pages in category ‘Cicinnurus’
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
