- Ptiloris
Taxobox
name = "Ptiloris"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Paradisaeidae
genus = "Ptiloris"
genus_authority = Swainson, 1825
subdivision_ranks = Subgenus
subdivision =
*"Craspedophora "
*"Ptiloris"The genus "Ptiloris" consist of four riflebirds species of theParadisaeidae family.It is distributed in the rainforests of
New Guinea andAustralia . Members of this genus are sexually dimorphic. The males perform solitary displays.These birds of paradise was named "riflebird" for the likeness of their black and green plumages to the uniform of early nineteenth century British army
riflemen .pecies
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Magnificent Riflebird , "Ptiloris magnificus "
*Eastern Riflebird , "Ptiloris intercedens "
*Paradise Riflebird , "Ptiloris paradiseus "
*Victoria's Riflebird , "Ptiloris victoriae "
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