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Epimachus ellioti Ward, 1873:742

Elliot's bird of paradise

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (hybrid)

Last record: before 1893

 

Distribution

New Guinea (western or north-western)

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

De Vos, Ricardo ("Rick"). (2017). Extinction in a Distant Land: The Question of Elliot's Bird of Paradise, pp. 89-115. In: Rose, Deborah Bird, van Dooren, Thom and Chrulew, Matthew (eds.). Extinction Studies: Stories of Time, Death, and Generations. Columbia University Press.

Frith, Clifford B. and Beehler, Bruce M. (1998). The Birds of Paradise. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [pp. 508-509]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot%27s_bird_of_paradise

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/16527/elliots-bird-paradise-epimachus-ellioti

 

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