Vogelkop Lophorina - BirdForum Opus

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Male
Photo © by Mihir Joshi
Pegunungan, Arfak, West Papua, New Guinea, 9 July 2023

Alternative names: Crescent-caped Lophorina; Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise

Lophorina niedda

Identification

Female
Photo © by Mihir Joshi
Pegunungan, Arfak, West Papua, New Guinea, 9 July 2023

Distribution

The north-western peninsula of West Papua

Taxonomy

Formerly treated as part of Superb Bird-of-Paradise together with Greater Lophorina and Lesser Lophorina.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

• (Lophorina niedda)

• L. s. inopinata:

• Mountains of the Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, New Guinea

• L. s. niedda:

• Mountains of the Wandammen Peninsula, Bird's Neck, West Papua, New Guinea

Behaviour

Male displaying
Photo © by dandsblair
Arfak Mountains, New Guinea, 20 September, 2022

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Vogelkop Lophorina. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vogelkop_Lophorina

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