Splendid Astrapia
Astrapia splendidissimaRothschild, LW, 1895
English (US) Splendid Astrapia
The Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Astrapia splendidissima
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Splendid Astrapia
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1895
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Astrapia splendidissima splendidissima
- Astrapia splendidissima helios
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1895
- Type locality
- 'Probably Charles-Louis Mountains' ; type came almost certainly from the Weyland Mts.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 2 p.59
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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