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King Bird-of-Paradise
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King Bird-of-Paradise

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King Bird-of-Paradise

Cicinnurus regius

The king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Bird-of-paradise) family. It is the sole member of the genus Cicinnurus.

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King Bird-of-Paradise in Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.308

King Bird-of-Paradise in Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis (1802)

Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis (1802)

Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.341

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8365.