Magnificent Riflebird
Ptiloris magnificus(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Magnificent Riflebird
The Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) 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
- Ptiloris magnificus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Magnificent Riflebird
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptiloris magnificus alberti
- Ptiloris magnificus magnificus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falcinellus magnificus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- 'Nouvelle Guinee', restricted to Dorey, Vogelkop.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 28 p.167, pl.G.39 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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