Diphyllodes is a subgenus of the genus Cicinnurus, that comprises the magnificent bird-of-paradise and Wilson's bird-of-paradise. Diphyllodes was historically the genus of the two aforementioned species. The remaining species in the genus Cicinnurus is the king bird-of-paradise, which is in the monotypic subgenus Cicinnurus.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0