Maria's bird-of-paradise

Maria's bird-of-paradise

Frau reichenow's bird-of-paradise, Mrs

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SPECIES
Paradisaea maria

Maria's bird-of-paradise, also known as Frau Reichenow's bird-of-paradise or Mrs. Reichenow's bird-of-paradise, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a presumptive hybrid species between an emperor bird-of-paradise and raggiana bird-of-paradise. It was named for the wife of the describer, German ornithologist Anton Reichenow.

Appearance

Its measurements are largely intermediate between those of the parent taxa.

Geography

References

1. Maria's bird-of-paradise Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria's_bird-of-paradise

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