Ruys' Bird of Paradise

Ruys' Bird of Paradise
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paradisaeidae
Species:	Cicinnurus m. magnificus x Paradisaea m. minor
Synonyms
Neoparadisaea ruysi van Oort, 1906

Ruys' Bird of Paradise is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is presumed to be an intergeneric hybrid between a Magnificent Bird of Paradise and Lesser Bird of Paradise.

History

Only one adult male specimen is known of this hybrid; it is held in the Netherlands Natural History Museum in Leiden, and comes from near Warsembo, on the west coast of Geelvink Bay, in north-western New Guinea.^[1]

Frith, Clifford B.; & Beehler, Bruce M. (1998). The Birds of Paradise. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198548539.

Genus	Species

Lycocorax	Paradise-crow

Manucodia	Glossy-mantled Manucode • Jobi Manucode, • Crinkle-collared Manucode • Curl-crested Manucode • Trumpet Manucode

Paradigalla	Long-tailed Paradigalla • Short-tailed Paradigalla

Astrapia	Arfak Astrapia • Splendid Astrapia • Ribbon-tailed Astrapia • Princess Stephanie's Astrapia • Huon Astrapia

Parotia	Western Parotia • Queen Carola's Parotia • Bronze Parotia • Lawes's Parotia • Eastern Parotia • Wahnes's Parotia

Pteridophora	King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise

Lophorina	Superb Bird-of-paradise

Ptiloris	Magnificent Riflebird • Growling Riflebird • Paradise Riflebird • Victoria's Riflebird

Epimachus	Black Sicklebill • Brown Sicklebill

Drepanornis	Black-billed Sicklebill • Pale-billed Sicklebill

Cicinnurus	Magnificent Bird-of-paradise • Wilson's Bird-of-paradise • King Bird-of-paradise

Semioptera	Standardwing

Seleucidis	Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea	Lesser 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-paradise

Incomplete list of likely hybrids