Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Clifford Frith, Dawn Frith, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 14, 2018
Text last updated April 14, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Великолепна щитоносна райска птица |
| Catalan | ocell del paradís gorjablau |
| English | Magnificent Riflebird |
| English (United States) | Magnificent Riflebird |
| French | Paradisier gorge-d'acier |
| French (France) | Paradisier gorge-d'acier |
| German | Prachtparadiesvogel |
| Icelandic | Skjaldardjásni |
| Indonesian | Toowa cemerlang |
| Japanese | オオウロコフウチョウ |
| Norwegian | safirparadisfugl |
| Polish | ozdobnik wspaniały |
| Russian | Великолепный веерокрыл |
| Slovak | rajka nádherná |
| Spanish | Ave del Paraíso Goliazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ave del paraíso goliazul |
| Swedish | praktsköldparadisfågel |
| Turkish | Büyük Karatüfek |
| Ukrainian | Оздобник великий |
Ptiloris magnificus (Vieillot, 1819)
PROTONYM:
Falcinellus magnificus
Vieillot, 1819. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 28, p.167 pl.G.39 fig.3.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Nouvelle Guinee', restricted to Dorey, Vogelkop.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTILORIS
- magnificus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Magnificent Riflebird
