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Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae ŠIan Montgomery http://birdway.com.au

Most authorities agree that there are 41 species of Birds-of-Paradise that inhabit New Guinea, Australia and islands in the family Paradisaeidae. They are:

Paradise-crow Lycocorax pyrrhopterus

Glossy-mantled Manucode Manucodia ater
Jobi Manucode Manucodia jobiensis
Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybatus
Curl-crested Manucode Manucodia comrii

Trumpet Manucode Phonygammus keraudrenii

Long-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla carunculata
Short-tailed Paradigalla Paradigalla brevicauda

Arfak Astrapia Astrapia nigra
Splendid Astrapia Astrapia splendidissima
Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri
Princess Stephanie's Astrapia Astrapia stephaniae
Huon Astrapia Astrapia rothschildi

Western Parotia Parotia sefilata
Carola's Parotia Parotia carolae
Bronze Parotia Parotia berlepschi
Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii
Eastern Parotia Parotia helenae
Wahnes's Parotia Parotia wahnesi

King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise Pteridophora alberti

Superb Bird-of-paradise Lophorina superba

Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus
Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae
Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus
Growling Riflebird Ptiloris intercedens

Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastuosus
Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri

Black-billed Sicklebill Drepanornis albertisi
Pale-billed Sicklebill Drepanornis bruijnii

Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes magnificus
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise Diphyllodes respublica

King Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus regius

Standardwing Semioptera wallacii

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise Seleucidis melanoleucus

Greater Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea apoda
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
Lesser Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea minor
Goldie's Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea decora
Red Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rubra
Emperor Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea guilielmi
Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rudolphi