Greater Lophorina
Lophorina latipennisRothschild, LW, 1907
English (US) Greater Lophorina
The Greater Lophorina (Lophorina latipennis) 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
- Lophorina latipennis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Lophorina
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1907
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lophorina latipennis feminina
- Lophorina latipennis addenda
- Lophorina latipennis latipennis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lophorina minor latipennis
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1907
- Type locality
- Rawlinson Mountains.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 19 p.92
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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