- King of Holland's Bird of Paradise
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King of Holland's Bird of Paradise Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Paradisaeidae Genus: Cicinnurus Species: C. magnificus x C. regius Synonyms - Diphyllodes gulielmi III Meyer, 1875
- Rhipidornis gulielmi III
- Diphyllodes (Rhipidornis) gulielmitertii
The King of Holland's Bird of Paradise, also known as King William III’s Bird of Paradise or the Exquisite Little King,[1] is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a hybrid between a Magnificent Bird of Paradise and King Bird of Paradise.
History
At least 25 adult male specimens of this hybrid exist in various collections, including the American Museum of Natural History, coming mainly from north coastal New Guinea or unknown localities. It was described as a new species by Adolf Bernard Meyer in 1875 and diagnosed as a hybrid by Jacques Berlioz in 1927.[2]
Notes
References
- Frith, Clifford B.; & Beehler, Bruce M. (1998). The Birds of Paradise. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198548539.
- Iredale, Tom (1950). Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. Melbourne: Georgian House.
Birds-of-paradise (family: Paradisaeidae) Genera and species LycocoraxParadise-crowArfak Astrapia • Splendid Astrapia • Ribbon-tailed Astrapia • Princess Stephanie's Astrapia • Huon AstrapiaWestern Parotia • Queen Carola's Parotia • Bronze Parotia • Lawes's Parotia • Eastern Parotia • Wahnes's ParotiaPteridophoraKing of Saxony Bird-of-paradiseLophorinaSuperb Bird-of-paradiseSemiopteraStandardwingSeleucidisTwelve-wired Bird-of-paradiseLesser Bird-of-paradise • Greater Bird-of-paradise • Raggiana Bird-of-paradise • Goldie's Bird-of-paradise • Red Bird-of-paradise • Emperor Bird-of-paradise • Blue Bird-of-paradiseIncomplete list of likely hybrids Astrapian Sicklebill • Barnes' Astrapia • Bensbach's Bird of Paradise • Blood's Bird of Paradise • Duivenbode's Bird of Paradise • Duivenbode's Riflebird • Duivenbode's Six-wired Bird of Paradise • Elliot's Bird of Paradise • False-lobed Astrapia • Gilliard's Bird of Paradise • King of Holland's Bird of Paradise • Lupton's Bird of Paradise • Lyre-tailed King Bird of Paradise • Mantou's Riflebird • Maria's Bird of Paradise • Mysterious Bird of Bobairo • Rothschild's Bird of Paradise • Rothschild's Lobe-billed Bird of Paradise • Ruys' Bird of Paradise • Schodde's Bird of Paradise • Sharpe's Lobe-billed Parotia • Stresemann's Bird of Paradise • Wilhelmina's Bird of Paradise • Wonderful Bird of ParadiseThis Paradisaeidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
