Birds-of-Paradise - Family: Paradisaeidae
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Paradise Riflebird - Ptilorus paradiseus
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Aves (Birds)
> Order: Passeriformes (Perching Birds)
> Family: Paradisaeidae (Birds of Paradise)
> Genus: Ptilorus
> Species: P. paradiseus - Paradise Riflebird
References and links:
Cayley, Neville W., What Bird is that?, (2011, Signature Edition), Australia’s Heritage Publishing Pty. Ltd., Sydney.
Menkhorst, P. et al, (2017), The Australian Bird Guide, CSIRO Publishing, Clayton, Victoria.
Pizzey, G. & Knight, F.(Illust.), (2012), The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, (9th Ed. Edited by S. Pizzey), Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney.
Cayley, Neville W., What Bird is that?, (2011, Signature Edition), Australia’s Heritage Publishing Pty. Ltd., Sydney.
Menkhorst, P. et al, (2017), The Australian Bird Guide, CSIRO Publishing, Clayton, Victoria.
Pizzey, G. & Knight, F.(Illust.), (2012), The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, (9th Ed. Edited by S. Pizzey), Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney.
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