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The fifth clade (E), consists of Paradisaea birds-of-paradise, Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Diphyllodes respublica), magnificent bird-of-paradise (Diphyllodes magnificus), and king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius).
Thus, Macgregor's bird-of-paradise (Macgregoria pulchra) is a giant honeyeater [ 13], while the cnemophiline birds-of-paradise form a distinct lineage well separated from the true birds-of-paradise clade [ 13- 15].
The third clade (C) consists of the twelve-wired bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca), Drepanornis sicklebills, the standardwing bird-of-paradise (Semioptera wallacii), riflebirds (Ptiloris), and the superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba).
Within this clade the genera Diphyllodes and Cicinnurus are sister lineages, while the blue bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi) is sister to other Paradisaea birds-of-paradise.
This model was proposed to explain the apparent rapid radiation of the birds-of-paradise.
This clade is supported as the sister group to the core birds-of-paradise (remaining genera).
A longer generation time in polygynous male birds-of-paradise, compared to other passerine birds, may thus influence the inheritance rate of phenotypic characters in polygynous species of birds-of-paradise.
Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) are renowned for their complex courtships and diverse male plumages with highly elongated and elaborate feathers.
The divergence time estimates further suggest that birds-of-paradise constitute an older clade than previously suggested.
