Species profile
Proterothrix paradisiacus
Proterothrix paradisiacus
Quick answer
Host and locality in Australia: Sericulus melinus, Australia (Trouessart 1885 c; Canestrini & Kramer 1899); Sericulus chrysocephalus (= S. melinus), Australia (Rainbow 1906; Cleland 1922). Current name of host: Regent Bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus (Lewin, 1808) (Passeriformes: Ptilonorhynchidae).
- Scientific name
- Proterothrix paradisiacus
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Proterothrix
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