Diphyllodes
Sign in to saveDiphyllodes is a genus of birds-of-paradise. Established by René-Primevère Lesson in 1834, it contains two species: the magnificent bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise. Both species are endemic to New Guinea, where they are found in forested uplands. The genus is sometimes subsumed into the genus Cicinnurus. ==Species== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Diphyllodes magnificus (Pennant, 1781) || Magnificent bird-of-paradise ||New Guinea |- |120px ||Diphyllodes respublica (Bonaparte, 1850) || Wilson's bird-of-paradise || Ind
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParadisaeidae
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Diphyllodes is a genus of birds-of-paradise. Established by René-Primevère Lesson in 1834, it contains two species: the magnificent bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise. Both species are endemic to New Guinea, where they are found in forested uplands. The genus is sometimes subsumed into the genus Cicinnurus. ==Species== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Diphyllodes magnificus (Pennant, 1781) || Magnificent bird-of-paradise ||New Guinea |- |120px ||Diphyllodes respublica (Bonaparte, 1850) || Wilson's bird-of-paradise || Indonesia |- |}
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