Bensbach's bird-of-paradise

Bensbach's bird-of-paradise, also known as Bensbach's riflebird, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is often now considered an intergeneric hybrid between a magnificent riflebird and lesser bird-of-paradise.

However, some authors, such as Errol Fuller, believe that it was a distinct and possibly extinct species.

Only one adult male specimen is known of this bird, held in the Netherlands Natural History Museum and coming from the Arfak Mountains of north-western New Guinea.

It is named after Jacob Bensbach, Dutch Resident at Ternate, who presented the specimen to the museum.

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