Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Великолепна щитоносна райска птица |
| Catalan | ocell del paradís gorjablau |
| English | Magnificent Riflebird |
| English (United States) | Magnificent Riflebird |
| French | Paradisier gorge-d'acier |
| French (France) | Paradisier gorge-d'acier |
| German | Prachtparadiesvogel |
| Icelandic | Skjaldardjásni |
| Indonesian | Toowa cemerlang |
| Japanese | オオウロコフウチョウ |
| Norwegian | safirparadisfugl |
| Polish | ozdobnik wspaniały |
| Russian | Великолепный веерокрыл |
| Slovak | rajka nádherná |
| Spanish | Ave del Paraíso Goliazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ave del paraíso goliazul |
| Swedish | praktsköldparadisfågel |
| Turkish | Büyük Karatüfek |
| Ukrainian | Оздобник великий |
Ptiloris magnificus (Vieillot, 1819)
PROTONYM:
Falcinellus magnificus
Vieillot, 1819. 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.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Nouvelle Guinee', restricted to Dorey, Vogelkop.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTILORIS
- magnificus
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‡: extinct
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Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus Scientific name definitions
Clifford Frith, Dawn Frith, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 14, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 14, 2018
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus
Authors
Clifford Frith, Dawn Frith, and David Christie
Revisors
David Christie
Recommended Citation
Frith, C., D. Frith, and D. A. Christie (2020). Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.magrif3.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- April 14, 2018
- Magnificent Riflebird Lophorina magnifica
Authors
Clifford Frith, Dawn Frith, and David Christie
Revisors
David Christie
Recommended Citation
Frith, C., D. Frith, and D. A. Christie (2018). Magnificent Riflebird (Lophorina magnifica). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
