Blue Bird-of-paradise
Paradisornis rudolphiFinsch, FHO; Meyer, AB, 1886
English (US) Blue Bird-of-paradise
The Blue Bird-of-paradise (Paradisornis rudolphi) 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
- Paradisornis rudolphi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blue Bird-of-paradise
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO; Meyer, AB, 1886
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Paradisornis rudolphi margaritae
- Paradisornis rudolphi rudolphi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Paradisornis Rudolphi
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO; Meyer, AB, 1886
- Type locality
- Hufeisengebirge, southeast New Guinea.
- Original description
- Zeitschrift für die gesammte Ornithologie 2 p.385 pl.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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