Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
King Bird of Paradise, King Bird-Of-Paradise
Common Names in French:
Paradisier Royal
Common Names in German:
Königsparadiesvogel
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
()
- Family:
Paradisaeidae
()
- Genus:
Cicinnurus
()
- Vieillot, 1816
- Specific name:
regius
- Subspecies:
regius
- Scientific name: - Cicinnurus regius regius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies:
regius
- Specific name:
regius
- Genus:
Cicinnurus
(
- Family:
Paradisaeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Cicinnurus regius (Linnaeus) 1758
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Cicinnurus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. magnificus (Magnificent Bird-Of-Paradise) · C. regius (King Bird-Of-Paradise) · C. regius regius (King Bird-Of-Paradise) · C. respublica (Wilson's Bird of Paradise)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Dickinson, E.C. (Editor) (2003): The Howard & Moore Complete Check-List of the Birds of the World, edition 3rd Edition, Christopher Helm
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3847236
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 809458
