Crested satinbird
Cnemophilus macgregorii De Vis, 1890
The crested satinbird (Cnemophilus macgregorii) is a species in the family Cnemophilidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 93 g to 105 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the crested satinbird
- Weight
- 93 g – 105 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the crested satinbird live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The crested satinbird is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the crested satinbird?
The crested satinbird (Cnemophilus macgregorii), formerly known as the crested bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird in the satinbird family Cnemophilidae. It is found in the mountains of Papua New Guinea.
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Is the crested satinbird endangered?
The crested satinbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the crested satinbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCnemophilidae
- genusCnemophilus
- SpeciesCnemophilus macgregorii De Vis, 1890
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Antenna satinbirdEnglish
- Antenna satinbirdEnglish
- Crested bird-of-paradiseEnglish
- Crested bird-of-paradiseEnglish
- Mocha-breasted bowerbirdEnglish
- Yellow satinbirdEnglish
- طير الجنة المتوجArabic
- طير الساتان الأحمرArabic
- ocell del paradís crestatCatalan
- rajka chocholatáCzech
- aderyn paradwys crymangribWelsh
- Sortbrystet SilkefuglDanish
- SchopfsamtvogelGerman
- FurchenparadiesvogelGerman
- kresta knemofiloEsperanto
- Ave del Paraíso CrestadaSpanish
- Ave del paraíso crestada amarillaSpanish
- Ave-del-paraíso CrestadaSpanish
- huntuparatiisilintuFinnish
- Cnémophile huppéFrench
- žuta svilnicaCroatian
- redős paradicsommadárHungarian
- Cendrawasih jambulIndonesian
- Paradisea crestataItalian
- Uccello del paradiso crestatoItalian
- カンムリフウチョウモドキJapanese
- 낫머리관극락조Korean
- kuoduotasis knemofilasLithuanian
- MacGregors SatijnvogelDutch
- gulldusksatengfuglNorwegian
- płatkonos ognistyPolish
- ave-de-cetim-de-cristaPortuguese
- pássaro-cetim-de-penachoPortuguese
- Огненная лорияRussian
- Многохохлая райская птицаRussian
- saténovec chochlatýSlovak
- Narandžasta satenkaSerbian
- tofssatängfågelSwedish
- Kırmızı AtlaskuşuTurkish
- лорія вогнистаUkrainian
- 冠緞天堂鳥Chinese
- 黑腹短嘴极乐鸟Chinese
Relatives of the crested satinbird
Other species in the same genus Cnemophilus.
Loria's satinbird
Cnemophilus loriae
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crested satinbird?
An adult crested satinbird weighs 93 g – 105 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the crested satinbird live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the crested satinbird for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the crested satinbird endangered?
The crested satinbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the crested satinbird?
The crested satinbird (Cnemophilus macgregorii) belongs to the family Cnemophilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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