ðə vɪktˈoːɹiəz ɹˈaɪflɪbˌɜːd wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd baɪ dʒˈɑːn mˈækɡɪlˌɪvɹeɪ fɔːɹ dʒˈɑːn ɡˈʊd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm.
The Victoria's riflebird was discovered by John Macgillivray for John Gould in 1848 and is named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.