Crested satinbird

Cnemophilus macgregorii

The crested satinbird, antenna satinbird or crested cnemophilus , formerly known as the crested bird-of-paradise is a species of bird in the Cnemophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae until genetic work proved it was unrelated to those birds. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. There are two subspecies, nominate ''macgregorii'' of southeast Papua New Guinea northwestward to at least the Ekuti Divide, east of the Watut/Tauri Gap and ''sanguineus'' of central and eastern Highlands in Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCnemophilidae
GenusCnemophilus
SpeciesC. macgregorii
Photographed in
Papua New Guinea