The lesser lophorina (''Lophorina minor''), also known as lesser superb bird-of-paradise or rasping bird-of-paradise, is a species of
passerine bird in the bird-of-paradise family
Paradisaeidae.
It is
endemic to the
Bird's Tail Peninsula (Papua New Guinea). It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the
superb bird-of-paradise
The greater lophorina (''Lophorina superba''), also known as superb bird-of-paradise or greater superb bird-of-paradise, is a species of the Paradisaeidae (bird-of-paradise) family. It was considered the sole species in the genus until in 2017 i ...
, and elevated to species rank in 2017.
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Lesser lophorina
The lesser lophorina (''Lophorina minor''), also known as lesser superb bird-of-paradise or rasping bird-of-paradise, is a species of passerine bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
It is endemic to the Bird's Tail Peninsula
The Pa ...
Birds of the Papuan Peninsula
Lesser lophorina
The lesser lophorina (''Lophorina minor''), also known as lesser superb bird-of-paradise or rasping bird-of-paradise, is a species of passerine bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
It is endemic to the Bird's Tail Peninsula
The Pa ...
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