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Answer for the clue "Velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail ", 9 letters:
riflebird

Word definitions for riflebird in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Riflebird \Ri"fle*bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera Ptiloris and Craspidophora , allied to the paradise birds. Note: The largest and best known species is Ptiloris paradisea of ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail [syn: Ptloris paradisea ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of four species of bird of paradise in the genus ''Ptiloris''.