
Lophorina superba
Vogelkop Lophorina
As recorded: Lophorina superba (J.R.Forster, 1781)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Paradisaeidae
- Collected by
- ?*
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lophorina superba observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-27.

2026-07-27
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-07-14
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) tmccarthey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) tmccarthey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-03
Tambul-Nebilyer, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lophorina superba. BPBM 99796. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37468899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/99796.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37468899 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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