Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernFruit

ForestDomed nestMedium · 84 g

Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae), photo 1 — Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae), photo 2 — Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae), photo 3 — Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae), photo 4 — Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Loria's Satinbird (Cnemophilus loriae), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

This bird is a compact, short-tailed species with rounded wings and pronounced sexual dimorphism. Adult males measure about 8.7 in in length and weigh approximately 2.6–3.6 oz. The plumage is velvety black with iridescent purple, magenta, and metallic green-blue glossing, especially on the head, tertials, and upperparts. The bill is glossy black with a sharply keeled culmen, and the mouth lining and gape flanges are pale yellowish to lime-green, features prominently displayed during calling behavior.

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When to see the Loria's Satinbird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Loria's Satinbird

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

About the Loria's Satinbird

Loria's satinbird or velvet satinbird, formerly known as Loria's bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird in the family Cnemophilidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Easily confused with

Crested SatinbirdCnemophilus macgregoriiThe crested satinbird is around 24 cm (9.4 in) in overall length and weighs 79–125 g (2.8–4.4 oz).

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