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Although heavily hunted for its plumes, the greater lophorina is one of the most common and widespread birds of paradise in the forests of New Guinea, and is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
As per the IUCN, the superb bird of paradise is classified as “Least Concern” or “LC”. Though it is one of the most popular birds of paradise with high demand for its plumage feathers globally, its population remains stable in its native range.
- Aves
- Chordata
- Passeriformes
Superb Bird of Paradise. Scientific name. Lophorina superba. Etymology. Lophorina (Greek, crested nose, referring to feathers at base of upper bill); superba (Latin, superb). Description. Sexually dimorphic.
Learn about the greater lophorina, also known as the superb-bird-of-paradise, a small and colorful bird of the Paradisaeidae family. Find out its appearance, distribution, diet, mating habits, population status and more on Animalia.bio.
The crescent-caped lophorina or Vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina niedda), sometimes noted as the curl-caped bird-of-paradise, is a species of the Paradisaeidae (bird-of-paradise) family. It is endemic to the Bird's Head Peninsula in New Guinea (Vogelkop in Dutch).
Learn about the superb bird-of-paradise, a colourful and bizarre forest bird from New Guinea and nearby islands. Find out its features, behaviour, and classification in the bird-of-paradise family.
The crescent-caped lophorina or Vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina niedda), sometimes noted as the curl-caped bird-of-paradise, is a species of the Paradisaeidae (bird-of-paradise) family. It is endemic to the Bird's Head Peninsula in New Guinea (Vogelkop in Dutch).
