Diphyllodes
| Diphyllodes | |
|---|---|
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| Wilson's bird-of-paradise | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Cicinnurus |
| Subgenus: | Diphyllodes Lesson, 1834 |
Diphyllodes is a subgenus of the genus Cicinnurus, that comprises the magnificent bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise. Diphyllodes was historically the genus of the two aforementioned species.
The remaining species in the genus Cicinnurus is the king bird-of-paradise, which is in the monotypic subgenus Cicinnurus.
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