Ptiloris
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The genus Ptiloris consist of four riflebirds species of the Paradisaeidae family.
It is distributed in the rainforests of New Guinea
and Australia
. Members of this genus are sexually dimorphic. The males perform solitary displays.
These birds of paradise was named "riflebird" for the likeness of their black and green plumages to the uniform of early nineteenth century British
army riflemen.
It is distributed in the rainforests of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Members of this genus are sexually dimorphic. The males perform solitary displays.
These birds of paradise was named "riflebird" for the likeness of their black and green plumages to the uniform of early nineteenth century British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
army riflemen.
Species
- Magnificent RiflebirdMagnificent RiflebirdThe Magnificent Riflebird, Ptiloris magnificus, is a medium-sized passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. The male is velvet-black bird of paradise with elongated black filamental flank plumes, an iridescent blue-green crown, a wide, triangle-shaped breast shield, and on central tail feathers...
, Ptiloris magnificus - Eastern RiflebirdEastern RiflebirdThe Growling Riflebird, Ptiloris intercedens also known as Eastern Riflebird is a medium-sized passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. The male is a velvet black and green bird of paradise with black flank plumes, black curved bill, yellow mouth, blackish feet and dark brown iris...
, Ptiloris intercedens - Paradise RiflebirdParadise RiflebirdThe Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus, is a medium-sized, up to 30 cm long, passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. The male is black with an iridescent greenish blue crown, throat and central tail feathers. It has a black curved bill, black feet, dark brown iris and yellow mouth...
, Ptiloris paradiseus - Victoria's RiflebirdVictoria's RiflebirdThe Victoria’s Riflebird, Ptiloris victoriae also known as Duwuduwu to the local Aboriginal people, is a bird of paradise endemic to the Atherton Tableland region of northeastern Queensland, Australia where it resides year-round....
, Ptiloris victoriae