Archboldia
Encyclopedia
Archboldia is a genus
of bowerbirds, in family
Ptilonorhynchidae, bowerbirds and catbirds.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bowerbirds, in family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Ptilonorhynchidae, bowerbirds and catbirds.
Species
- Archboldia papuensis - Archbold's BowerbirdArchbold's BowerbirdThe Archbold's Bowerbird, Archboldia papuensis is a medium-sized, up to 37 cm long, dark grey songbird with brown iris, grey feet and black bill. The male has narrow black scalloping with some trace of golden yellow crown feathers and dark grey forked tail, that shorter than the wing. Both...
. - Archboldia sanfordi - Sanford's BowerbirdSanford's BowerbirdThe Sanford's Bowerbird, Archboldia sanfordi is a black bowerbird with a reddish-brown iris, grey feet and black bill. The male has a golden crest extending from forehead, blackish wing and long tail. Both sexes are alike...
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