Greater Lophorina

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Greater Lophorina (<em>Lophorina latipennis</em>) is a species of Birds-of-paradise (<em>Paradisaeidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Greater Lophorina (Lophorina latipennis) is a species of Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Lophorina; binomial: Lophorina latipennis; authority: Rothschild, 1907.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Restore Lophorina latipennis as a full species with the restoration of the more traditional classfication of the genus Lophorina.

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