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13 de jun. de 2018 · From the Summer 2018 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Introducing the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise (Lophorina niedda), now recognized as a new species, thanks in part to its smooth dance moves. In 2016, Cornell Lab of Ornithology researcher Ed Scholes and photographer Tim Laman we
First described in 1930 by Ernst Mayr, it had been treated as a subspecies of the superb bird-of-paradise but was elevated to the status of a full species in 2018 based on its striking black plumage that its feathers absorb 99.95 percent of light and behavioral differences especially visible in the courting male, as shown in audiovisual data documented by Scholes and Timothy Laman of Harvard ...
The Vogelkop Super Bird-of-Paradise is the newest addition to the bird-of-paradise family tree. It’s an exciting discovery that was hiding under our noses all along. The Vogelkop Superb is now the fourth bird-of-paradise species endemic to the endemic to the Bird’s Head region of Indonesian New Guinea. Now is the time to protect these ...
The superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba) is a small passerine, about 26cm long and 70 g in weight. It is one of two members in the genus Lophorina . The male is a black bird-of-paradise with a shining green crown, blue-green breast shield and a long velvety black erectile cape covering his back.
12 de jul. de 2023 · Superb Bird of Paradise. This is a small, approximately 26 cm long, passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Birds of Paradise) family. The male is black with an iridescent green crown, blue-green breast shield, and a long velvety black erectile cape covering his back.
Family: Paradisaeidae. Genus: Lophorina. Vieillot, 1816. Type species. Paradisea superba ( greater lophorina) Pennant, 1781. Lophorina is a genus of birds in the birds-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae that are endemic to New Guinea, formerly containing a single species, but as of 2017, containing three species.
Sometimes a new species is hiding in plain sight...meet the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise. Learn more about how the distinct song, dance and courtship app...
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