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King Bird-of-paradise

Cicinnurus regius(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) King Bird-of-paradise

The King Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius) 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
Cicinnurus regius
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
King Bird-of-paradise
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Paradisaea regia
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
East Indies = Aru Islands (Berlepseh, 1911).
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.110

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 44 species of the family Paradisaeidae