King of Saxony bird-of-paradise

King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
Male in Papua New Guinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Pteridophora
A.B. Meyer, 1894
Species:
P. alberti
Binomial name
Pteridophora alberti
Meyer, 1894
Subspecies

P. a. alberti
P. a. buergersi
P. a. hallstromi

The King of Saxony bird-of-paradise (Pteridophora alberti) is a bird in the bird-of-paradise family (Paradisaeidae). It is the only member of the genus Pteridophora. It is endemic to montane forest in New Guinea.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pteridophora alberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706229A94057390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706229A94057390.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.