Lesser lophorina
The lesser lophorina or lesser superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina minor) is a species of passerine bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
| Lesser lophorina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Lophorina |
| Species: | L. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophorina minor Ramsay, EP, 1885 | |
It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the superb bird-of-paradise.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2020). "Lophorina minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181524214A181564545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181524214A181564545.en. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Crows, mudnesters, melampittas, Ifrit, birds-of-paradise". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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