Bird-of-paradise
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| Adult male Lesser Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea minor |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
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The birds of paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. They are found in eastern Indonesia, Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. Best known are the members of the genus Paradisaea, including the type species, the Greater Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea apoda.
They live in tropical forests like rainforests, swamps and moss forest and build their nests from soft materials, such as leaves, ferns, and vine tendrils, typically placed in a tree fork.[1]
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What they look like [change]
Birds of paradise range in size from the King Bird of Paradise at 3 grams (1.8 oz) and 15 cm (6 in) to the Black Sicklebill at 110 cm (43 in) and the Curl-crested Manucode at 430 grams (15.2 oz).
Birds of paradise have bodies that look like a crow. They have stout or long bills and strong feet, with around two-thirds of the species being strongly sexually dimorphic.
What they eat [change]
In most species, the diet is mostly fruit, but riflebirds and sicklebills also prefer insects and other arthropods.[1]
Species of Birds of Paradise [change]
Genus Lycocorax
- Paradise Crow, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus
Genus Manucodia
- Glossy-mantled Manucode, Manucodia atra
- Jobi Manucode, Manucodia jobiensis
- Crinkle-collared Manucode, Manucodia chalybata
- Curl-crested Manucode, Manucodia comrii
- Trumpet Manucode, Manucodia keraudrenii
Genus Paradigalla
- Long-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla carunculata
- Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda
Genus Astrapia
- Arfak Astrapia, Astrapia nigra
- Splendid Astrapia, Astrapia splendidissima
- Ribbon-tailed Astrapia, Astrapia mayeri
- Stephanie's Astrapia, Astrapia stephaniae
- Huon Astrapia, Astrapia rothschildi
Genus Parotia
- Western Parotia, Parotia sefilata
- Carola's Parotia, Parotia carolae
- Berlepsch's Parotia, Parotia berlepschi
- Lawes's Parotia, Parotia lawesii
- Eastern Parotia, Parotia helenae
- Wahnes's Parotia, Parotia wahnesi
Genus Pteridophora
- King of Saxony Bird of Paradise, Pteridophora alberti
Genus Lophorina
- Superb Bird of Paradise, Lophorina superba
Genus Ptiloris
- Magnificent Riflebird, Ptiloris magnificus
- Eastern Riflebird, Ptiloris intercedens
- Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus
- Victoria's Riflebird, Ptiloris victoriae
Genus Epimachus
- Black Sicklebill, Epimachus fastuosus
- Brown Sicklebill, Epimachus meyeri
- Black-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus albertisi
- Pale-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus bruijnii
Genus Cicinnurus
- Magnificent Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus magnificus
- Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus respublica
- King Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus regius
Genus Semioptera
- Wallace's Standardwing, Semioptera wallacii
Genus Seleucidis
- Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Seleucidis melanoleuca
Genus Paradisaea
- Lesser Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea minor
- Greater Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea apoda
- Raggiana Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea raggiana
- Goldie's Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea decora
- Red Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea rubra
- Emperor Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea guilielmi
- Blue Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea rudolphi
Greater "Melampitta"
- Greater Melampitta, "Melampitta" gigantea - tentatively included in this group
Formerly placed here
- Loria's Bird-of-paradise, Cnemophilus loriae - probably closer to Melanocharitidae (berrypeckers) (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
- Crested Bird-of-paradise, Cnemophilus macgregorii - probably closer to Melanocharitidae (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
- Yellow-breasted Bird-of-paradise, Loboparadisea sericea - probably closer to Melanocharitidae (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
- Macgregor's Giant Honeyeater (formerly "Macgregor's Bird-of-paradise"), Macgregoria pulchra - recently found to be a honeyeater (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
- Lesser Melampitta, Melampitta lugubris - for some time tentatively placed here; probably Orthonychidae (logrunners)
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frith, Clifford B. (1991). Forshaw, Joseph. ed. Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds. London: Merehurst Press. pp. 228–231. ISBN 1-85391-186-0.
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