Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "riflebird" tana nufin kowane ɗayan tsuntsayen aljanna (genus Ptiloris) da aka samu a New Guinea da gabashin Ostiraliya. Namijin na nau'in yana da fuka-fukan fuka-fuki da kuma nunin zawarci, inda ya shimfida fukafukansa ya kafa gashin fuka-fukan da zai haifar da kamanni babba, baki, jujjuyawar mazugi. Sunan "riflebird" ana tsammanin ya fito daga tsuntsun
