Lyre-tailed king bird-of-paradise explained

The lyre-tailed king bird-of-paradise, also known as the lyre-tailed king, lonely little king or crimson bird-of-paradise, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a hybrid between a king bird-of-paradise and magnificent bird-of-paradise.

History

At least three adult male specimens are known of this hybrid, coming from an altitude of 1000 m in the Cyclops Mountains, near Humboldt Bay on the northern coast of New Guinea, as well as unknown localities.^{[1] [2]}

References

• Book: The Birds of Paradise. Frith, Clifford B. . Beehler, Bruce M. . amp . 1998. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 978-0-19-854853-9.
• Book: Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. Iredale, Tom. 1950. Georgian House. Melbourne.

Notes and References

1. Frith & Beehler (1998), p.507.
2. Iredale (1950), pp.105–106.