The female is a comparatively drab maroonish-brown bird. The ornamental flank plumes vary from red to orange in color, depending on subspecies. The male has the long tail feather while the …
Full text of “Challenger Scientific reports”
Poured down more steadily from the higher regions of the atmosphere. Deduced from the observations made at least 12° on each side of the Equator. Under a dry air pressure equivalent to …
Brown sicklebill Epimachus meyeri
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This town includes bird watching options like Cabañas San Isidro. Here, around 10 species of hummingbird …
Taxonomy browser Ptiloris paradiseus
Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article “Rifle-bird”.
Breeding occurs from August to February, during the spring to summer months in Australia. Like other …
Glossy-mantled manucode Manucodia ater 黑辉极乐鸟
Reaching up to 43 inches in length, the male black sicklebill is the longest member of Paradisaeidae, though the curl-crested manucode has a larger body. The glossy-mantled manucode …
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Huon astrapia Astrapia rothschildi
The Huon Bowerbird Amblyornis germana, recently elevated to species status, is endemic to montane forests on the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. Huon Birding has identified several key areas …
Magnificent Riflebird
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When feeding their young, female riflebirds will catch proportionally more arthropods than fruit to supply their growing young with foods rich in proteins …
Courtship ethology of Wahnes parotia Parotia wahnesi Aves: Paradisaeidae
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Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic …