Vogelkop Lophorina (Lophorina superba)
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Vogelkop Lophorina

Lophorina superba (Pennant, 1781)

≈25 cmLength77 gWeight

The male wears a cape of black feathers and has a bright blue-green breast patch.

Busiest months: July–October · Most records: Indonesia

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Male has an iridescent green crown
  2. Male has a blue-green breast patch
  3. Male has a cape of black feathers on the back that can be raised
  4. Female has yellowish-brown underparts with brown barring

Male, female and young

Male black with blue-green breast feathers; female reddish-brown. Juvenile resembles the female.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–October · Most records: Indonesia

Vogelkop Lophorina has been recorded at 3 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Minggre Birdwatching HomestayIndonesia168 records
  2. Arfak Mtns – MaybriIndonesia147 records
  3. Arfak Mtns – German CampIndonesia38 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Vogelkop lophorina (Lophorina superba), formerly part of the superb bird-of-paradise complex, is a species of passerine bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae. It is found in montane northwest New Guinea.

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Questions

How big is the Vogelkop Lophorina?

The Vogelkop Lophorina is about ≈25 cm long and weighs around 77 g.

Where does the Vogelkop Lophorina live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: montane northwestern New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Vogelkop Lophorina?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July, August, September and October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Vogelkop Lophorina endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Vogelkop Lophorina as Least Concern.

What does the Vogelkop Lophorina eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Vogelkop Lophorina in?

It belongs to the family Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈25 cm
Weight
77 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
121 mm
Tail
84 mm
Bill
30 mm
Tarsus
31 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: montane northwestern New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Birds-of-paradise Paradisaeidae
Genus
Lophorina

Other birds in the genus Lophorina

Greater LophorinaGreater LophorinaLophorina latipennisLesser LophorinaLesser LophorinaLophorina minorHalmahera Paradise-crowHalmahera Paradise-crowLycocorax pyrrhopterusObi Paradise-crowObi Paradise-crowLycocorax obiensisGlossy-mantled ManucodeGlossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia aterTagula ManucodeTagula ManucodeManucodia alterJobi ManucodeJobi ManucodeManucodia jobiensisCrinkle-collared ManucodeCrinkle-collared ManucodeManucodia chalybatusCurl-crested ManucodeCurl-crested ManucodeManucodia comriiTrumpet ManucodeTrumpet ManucodePhonygammus keraudrenii
Vogelkop Lophorina

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