Paradisaeidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Corvoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Corvida Superfamilia: Corvoidea

Familia: Paradisaeidae
Genera: Astrapia – Cicinnurus – Drepanornis – Diphyllodes – Epimachus – Lophorina – Lycocorax – Manucodia – Paradigalla – Paradisaea – Paradisornis – Parotia – Phonygammus – Pteridophora – Ptiloris – Seleucidis – Semioptera

Genera transferred to other Familiae:

Meliphagidae: Macgregoria
Cnemophilidae: Cnemophilus – Loboparadisea

Name

Paradisaeidae Vigors, 1825

Typus: Paradisaea Linnaeus, 1758

References

Primary references

Vigors, N.A. 1825. Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14(3): 395–517. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

ICZN 2012: OPINION 2294 (Case 3500) Paradisaea Linnaeus, 1758 and PARADISAEIDAE Swainson, 1825 (Aves): names conserved. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 69 (1): 77–78. abstract only seen
Cracraft, J. & Feinstein, J. 2000. What is not a bird of paradise? Molecular and morphological evidence places Macgregoria in the Meliphagidae and the Cnemophilinae near the base of the corvoid tree. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 267: 233-241. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.0992 ResearchGate Reference page.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Райскія птушкі
Deutsch: Paradiesvögel
English: Birds of paradise
español: Ave del paraíso
suomi: Paratiisilinnut
français: Oiseau de paradis
日本語: フウチョウ科
ქართული: სამოთხის ფრინველისებრნი
한국어: 극락조과
ไทย: นกปักษาสวรรค์, นกการเวก, นกวายุภักดิ์
中文: 極樂鳥科