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As mentioned in the text, note how drastically different the plumage of the female is from the males’. Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Kiddle …

Yet they are just highly-modified corvoids (Sibley & Ahlquist 1990), a detail hinted at by their raucous cries. It is the variety and beauty of the plumes, shields, streamers, wires, …

By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. The crinkle-collared manucode is a species of bird-of-paradise. Widespread and a common species throughout its habitat range, the crinkle-collared …

However, the female is greyish brown with barred underparts. The Parotia wahnesi is another species of birds of paradise that is very similar to the Parola’s parotia. The parotia belongs to …

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Breeding happens between the months of March and May and later from August to December. Some birds-of-paradise even have feathers that shimmer and catch the light. Once the isolated, mountainous island of New …

The long-tailed paradigalla is one of the most plain member in the birds of paradise family; it is a large black bird, approximately 37 cm long, with long and pointed tail. If the items/s …

In January 1888, the emperor bird-of-paradise was the last bird-of-paradise discovered by Carl Hunstein, who also found the blue bird-of-paradise on his journeys. These two species, along with the red …

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Then it raises its bill, such that from the female’s perspective it bisects another matching patch of iridescent feathers on the crown of its head, creating the impression of two flashing eyes. …