Magnificent Bird-of-paradise

Diphyllodes magnificus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paradisaeidae
Genus
Diphyllodes
eBird Code
mbopar2

Subspecies (3)

  • Diphyllodes magnificus chrysopterus

    western and central New Guinea, including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)

  • Diphyllodes magnificus hunsteini

    eastern Papua New Guinea

  • Diphyllodes magnificus magnificus

    northwestern New Guinea (Bird's Head Peninsula and Bird's Neck), including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.