Wilson's bird of paradise

English
Wilson's bird of paradise (male).

Alternative forms
  • Wilson's bird-of-paradise

Etymology

Named after British ornithologist Edward Wilson, who procured a trade specimen.

Noun

Wilson's bird of paradise (plural Wilson's birds of paradise)

  1. Diphyllodes respublica, a passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae.
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