Passeriformes

Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae)

HBW 14, p. 404

Small to large passerines with stout powerful bill of diverse size and shape, several with long or exceedingly long tail; males typically ornately plumaged.
Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, and north-eastern Australia.
Rainforest and other dense vegetation, a few also in more open habitats.
16 genera, 42 species, 90 taxa.
3 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.

List of species:

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1 1 8 1 Loria's Bird-of-paradise (Cnemophilus loriae)
9 1 8 8 2 Crested Bird-of-paradise (Cnemophilus macgregorii)
0 6 3 Yellow-breasted Bird-of-paradise (Loboparadisea sericea)
0 8 4 Paradise Crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus)
3 2 1 8 5 Glossy-mantled Manucode (Manucodia ater)
0 8 6 Jobi Manucode (Manucodia jobiensis)
1 1 8 7 Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybatus)
0 8 8 Curl-crested Manucode (Manucodia comrii)
3 2 1 8 9 Trumpet Manucode (Manucodia keraudrenii)
1 1 6 10 Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata)
3 1 2 8 11 Short-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla brevicauda)
1 1 8 12 Arfak Astrapia (Astrapia nigra)
0 8 13 Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima)
5 1 4 6 14 Ribbon-tailed Astrapia (Astrapia mayeri)
2 2 8 15 Stephanie's Astrapia (Astrapia stephaniae)
2 1 1 8 16 Huon Astrapia (Astrapia rothschildi)
7 1 3 3 8 17 Western Parotia (Parotia sefilata)
1 1 8 20 Carola's Parotia (Parotia carolae)
1 1 8 18 Lawes' Parotia (Parotia lawesii)
0 4 19 Wahnes' Parotia (Parotia wahnesi)
8 1 2 5 8 22 King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise (Pteridophora alberti)
3 1 2 8 23 Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus)
5 1 4 8 24 Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus)
10 3 7 8 25 Victoria's Riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae)
4 1 2 1 8 26 Superb Bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba)
0 4 27 Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus)
6 1 5 8 28 Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri)
0 8 29 Buff-tailed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi)
1 1 6 30 Pale-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis bruijnii)
9 1 2 6 8 31 Magnificent Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus)
9 1 2 6 6 32 Wilson's Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus respublica)
7 2 1 4 8 33 King Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)
3 1 2 8 34 Standardwing Bird-of-paradise (Semioptera wallacii)
9 4 5 8 35 Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleucus)
15 4 2 9 8 36 Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor)
14 4 10 8 37 Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda)
11 1 2 8 8 38 Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)
0 6 39 Goldie's Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea decora)
7 1 2 4 6 40 Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra)
1 1 6 41 Emperor Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi)
6 2 4 4 42 Blue Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi)
0 8 21 Foja Parotia (Parotia berlepschi)

Family statistics

16 genera, 42 species

168 files covering
14 genera	(88%)
32 species	(76%)

104 videos covering
13 genera	(81%)
24 species	(57%)

50 photographs covering
14 genera	(88%)
30 species	(71%)

14 sound recordings covering
5 genera	(31%)
10 species	(24%)

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