The greater lophorina, also known as superb bird-of-paradise or greater superb bird-of-paradise, is a species of the Paradisaeidae family. It was considered the sole species in the genus until in 2017 it was recognised that there were three species.Â
Scientific name: Lophorina superba
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Higher classification: Lophorina
Rank: Species
Family: Paradisaeidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Passeriformes
The greater lophorina is distributed throughout rain forests of New Guinea. It inhabits most commonly in rain forests or forest edges of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. They can also be found inhabiting mountainous habitats of the forests in New Guinea.
The greater lophorina is also usually found on top of the trees that reside in the rain forests.