Crested Satinbird Cnemophilus macgregorii Scientific name definitions
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (2)
Clifford Frith, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Dawn Frith, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 18, 2018
Text last updated April 18, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Качулата райска птица |
| Catalan | ocell setinat daurat |
| Croatian | žuta svilnica |
| Dutch | Kuifsatijnvogel |
| English | Crested Satinbird |
| English (AVI) | Crested Satinbird |
| English (United States) | Crested Satinbird |
| Estonian | leek-satäänlind |
| Finnish | huntuparatiisilintu |
| French | Cnémophile huppé |
| French (Canada) | Cnémophile huppé |
| German | Schopfsamtvogel |
| Indonesian | Cendrawasih jambul |
| Japanese | カンムリフウチョウモドキ |
| Norwegian | gulldusksatengfugl |
| Polish | płatkonos ognisty |
| Russian | Огненная лория |
| Serbian | Narandžasta satenka |
| Slovak | saténovec chochlatý |
| Spanish | Ave del Paraíso Crestada Amarilla |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ave del paraíso crestada |
| Swedish | tofssatängfågel |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Atlaskuşu |
| Ukrainian | Лорія вогниста |
Cnemophilus macgregorii De Vis, 1890
PROTONYM:
Cnemophilus macgregorii
De Vis, 1890. Annual Report on British New Guinea from 4th September, 1888 to 30th June 1889 with Map and Appendices App.G, p.61.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mt. Knutsford, Owen Stanley Range.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CNEMOPHILUS
- macgregoria / macgregoriae / macgregorii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Taxonomic note: Lump. This account is a combination of multiple species accounts originally published in HBW Alive. That content has been combined and labeled here at the subspecies level. Moving forward we will create a more unified account for this parent taxon. Please consider contributing your expertise to update this account.
Subspecies
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Crested Satinbird (Red) Cnemophilus macgregorii sanguineus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Mountains of E New Guinea (Kaijende Highlands, Mt Giluwe and Mt Hagen region E to at least Bismarck Mts and Kubor Range); also undiagnosed population in highlands of C New Guinea (N of L Habbema) (2).
Cnemophilus macgregorii sanguineus Iredale, 1948
PROTONYM:
Cnemophilus macgregorii sanguineus
Iredale, 1948. The Australian Zoologist 11, p.162.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kumdi, Mount Hagen district.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CNEMOPHILUS
- macgregoria / macgregoriae / macgregorii
- sanguineum / sanguineus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Crested Satinbird (Yellow) Cnemophilus macgregorii macgregorii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SE New Guinea (E at least from Ekuti Divide, S of Wau to Mt Knutsford, NE Port Moresby, perhaps farther S).
Cnemophilus macgregorii macgregorii De Vis, 1890
PROTONYM:
Cnemophilus macgregorii
De Vis, 1890. Annual Report on British New Guinea from 4th September, 1888 to 30th June 1889 with Map and Appendices App.G, p.61.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mt. Knutsford, Owen Stanley Range.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CNEMOPHILUS
- macgregoria / macgregoriae / macgregorii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Crested Satinbird
Map last updated 17 April 2025.
