Lesser Bird-of-paradise
Paradisaea minorShaw, G, 1809
English (US) Lesser Bird-of-paradise
The Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) 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
- Paradisaea minor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Bird-of-paradise
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1809
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Paradisaea minor minor
- Paradisaea minor jobiensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Paradisea minor
- Described by
- Shaw, G, 1809
- Type locality
- 'New Guinea', restricted to Dorey.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 7, pt2 p.486
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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