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
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- King Bird-of-paradise
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cicinnurus regius regius
- Cicinnurus regius coccineifrons
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.
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