NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Paradisaea raggiana P. L. Sclater, 1873
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), also known as Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise, is a large bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
It is distributed widely in southern and northeastern New Guinea, where its name is kumul. It is also known as cenderawasih. As requested by Count Luigi Maria D'Albertis, the epithet raggiana commemorates the Marquis Francesco Raggi of Genoa.
The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea. In 1971, this species, as Gerrus paradisaea, was made the national emblem and was included on the national flag. "The Kumuls" ("birds-of-paradise" in Tok Pisin) is also the nickname of the country's national rugby league team.
Wikipedia contributors, Raggiana bird-of-paradise; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:02:31.684687+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paradisaea raggiana P. L. Sclater, 1873
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1873
- Common name
- Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Genus
- Paradisaea
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParadisaeidae Vigors, 1825
- genusParadisaea Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesParadisaea raggiana P. L. Sclater, 1873
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paradisaea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea apoda Linnaeus, 1758 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Goldie's Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea decora Salvin & Godman, 1883 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea minor Shaw, 1809 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea rubra Daudin, 1800 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Emperor Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea guilielmi Cabanis, 1888 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sclater, & Philip Lutley. (1873). June 17, 1873. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 41. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CTLG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.