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| Male Ptiloris Magnificus |
The Magnificent Riflebird is a medium sized, a perching bird of the Paradisaeidae family. This species used to be placed
in its own genus, Craspedophora Gray, 1840, which is now a subgenus of Ptiloris. Ptiloris magnificus is the scietific
name of Magnificent Riflebird, Ptiloris is Greek word which means feathered
nose and Magnificus is a Latin word that means magnificent, splendid. Its
common name Magnificent Riflebird nominally based on ornated likeness
