Antenna Satinbirds or Crested Cnemophilus
Cnemophilidae
The Antenna Satinbird or Crested Cnemophilus (Cnemophilus macgregorii), formerly known as the (Sickle) 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.
Distribution / Range
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 montanes.
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