''Cnemophilus'' is a genus of
satinbirds in the family
Cnemophilidae
The satinbirds or cnemophilines, are a family, Cnemophilidae of passerine birds which consists of four species found in the mountain forests of New Guinea. They were originally thought to be part of the birds-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae unti ...
, in which all three species are native to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
mountain slopes and highlands in tropical forests. The generic name ''Cnemophilus'' is Latin for "mountain/slope-lover".
Species
The genus consists of three colorful species.
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Loria's satinbird
Loria's satinbird or velvet satinbird (''Cnemophilus loriae''), formerly known as Loria's bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird in the family Cnemophilidae.
It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropica ...
(''Cnemophilus loriae'')
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Red satinbird
The red satinbird (''Cnemophilus sanguineus''), antenna satinbird or crested cnemophilus, formerly known as the sickle-crested bird-of-paradise is a species of bird in the family Cnemophilidae. It was formerly placed in the bird-of-paradise famil ...
(''Cnemophilus sanguineus'')
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Yellow satinbird
Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ...
(''Cnemophilus macgregorii)''
Bird genera
Taxa named by Charles Walter De Vis
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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