Superb Bird-of-paradise

Lophorina superba - Paradisier superbe

Paradisier superbe
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Paradisaéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Lophorina

  • Species
    :

    superba

Descriptor

Forster, JR, 1781

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 25 à 26 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 58 à 70 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Paradisier superbe
♀ adult
Paradisier superbe

Superb Bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba) is a species of bird in the Paradisaeidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Lophorina superba superba (nw New Guinea)
  • Lophorina superba niedda (w New Guinea)
  • Lophorina superba feminina (wc to ec New Guinea)
  • Lophorina superba latipennis (ne New Guinea)
  • Lophorina superba minor (se New Guinea)

Foreign names

  • Paradisier superbe,
  • Ave-del-paraíso soberbia,
  • Ave-do-paraíso-soberba,
  • Kragenparadiesvogel,
  • galléros paradicsommadár,
  • Kraagparadijsvogel,
  • Uccello del paradiso superbo,
  • Kragparadisfågel,
  • Fabelparadisfugl,
  • rajka pôvabná,
  • rajka nádherná,
  • Kraveparadisfugl,
  • rusettiparatiisilintu,
  • ocell del paradís superb,
  • ozdobnik lirogłowy,
  • Чудная райская птица,
  • Cendrawasih kerah,
  • カタカケフウチョウ,
  • 华美极乐鸟,
  • 華美天堂鳥,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Sources of information

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