Yellow-breasted satinbird

The yellow-breasted satinbird (Loboparadisea sericea), formerly known as the yellow-breasted bird-of-paradise and also known as the silken satinbird, is a species of bird in the family Cnemophilidae. It is monotypic within the genus Loboparadisea. It is found in the New Guinea highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Yellow-breasted satinbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cnemophilidae
Genus: Loboparadisea
Rothschild, 1896
Species:
L. sericea
Binomial name
Loboparadisea sericea

References

  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Loboparadisea sericea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22706091A217572709. Retrieved 12 December 2022.


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