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.
Most sources place them in Cicinnurus and the Opus follows.
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) Diphyllodes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 31 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Diphyllodes
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