Duivenbode's Riflebird

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Duivenbode's Riflebird

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paradisaeidae
Species:	Ptiloris magnificus intercedens x Lophorina superba minor
Synonyms
Paryphephorus (Craspedophora) duivenbodei Meyer, 1890

Duivenbode's Riflebird is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a presumed intergeneric hybrid between a Magnificent Riflebird and Superb Bird of Paradise.

History

Three adult male specimens are recorded of this hybrid, held in the American Museum of Natural History and British Natural History Museum, with the third, the type specimen in the Dresden Natural History Museum being desroyed in the course of World War II. They derive from the area inland of Yule Island in south-eastern New Guinea, not far from Port Moresby.^[1]^[2]

Notes

↑ Frith & Beehler (1998), pp.515-516.
↑ Iredale (1950), p.55.

References

Frith, Clifford B.; & Beehler, Bruce M. (1998). The Birds of Paradise. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-854853-9.
Iredale, Tom (1950). Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. Melbourne: Georgian House.

Birds-of-paradise (family: Paradisaeidae)

Genera and species

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 hybrid birds-of-paradise

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