• Synonyms Magnificent Bird of Paradise
  • Old latin name for bird Diphyllodes seleucides, Cicinnurus magnificus, Diphyllodes magnifica, Paradisea magnifica

Magnificent Bird-of-paradisebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Male, song, © Robson Silva e Silva
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © Scott Connop
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
  • 6.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Magnificent Bird-of-paradise

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion New Guinea and satellites

Magnificent Bird-of-paradise subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Diphyllodes magnificus chrysopterusYapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and w, c New Guinea-No
Diphyllodes magnificus hunsteinie, se New Guinea-No
Diphyllodes magnificus magnificusSalawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) and Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianВеликолепна райска птица
Catalanocell del paradís magnífic
Chinese丽色极乐鸟
Chinese (Traditional)麗色天堂鳥
Croatianzelenotrba rajska ptica
Czechrajka spiráloocasá, Rajka srpoocasá
DanishPragtparadisfugl, Pragt-paradisfugl
DutchGeelkraagparadijsvogel, Prachtparadijsvogel
Estoniankuld-paradiisilind, hund-paradiisilind
Finnishkultajousipyrstö
FrenchParadisier magnifique, Manuco magnifique
GermanSichelschwanz-Paradiesvogel
Hungariangalléros paradicsombanka
IndonesianCenderawasih molek, Cendrawasih belah-rotan, Burung dewata raja kecil
ItalianUccello del paradiso magnifico
Japaneseキンミノフヨウチョウ, キンミノフウチョウ
Lithuaniannuostabusis rojaus paukštis
Norwegianpraktparadisfugl
Norwegian NynorskPraktparadisfugl
Polishlatawiec zlotogrzbiety, latawiec złotogrzbiety
Portugueseave-do-paraíso-magnífica
Russianволшебная райская птица, Великолепная райская птица
Slovakrajka zlatoplášťová, rajka pestrá
SpanishAve del paraíso magnífica, Ave-del-paraíso Magnífica
Swedishpraktparadisfågel
TurkishMuhteşem Cennetkuşu
Ukrainianдивоптах-білозір золотоспинний