Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Paradisaeidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Cicinnurus | |
Similar Astrapian sicklebill, Rothschild's lobe‑billed bird of pa, Duivenbode's riflebird, Barnes' astrapia, Bensbach's bird of paradise | ||
The lyre-tailed king bird of paradise, also known as the lyre-tailed king, lonely little king or crimson bird of paradise, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a hybrid between a king bird of paradise and magnificent bird of paradise.
History
At least three adult male specimens are known of this hybrid, coming from an altitude of 1000 m in the Cyclops Mountains, near Humboldt Bay on the northern coast of New Guinea, as well as unknown localities.
References
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