Month: May 2023

Following its original discovery in 1858, the standardwing bird-of-paradise was not seen again for nearly 60 years, and …

Their fabulous colors and fantastic trailing plumes lead to incredible stories about their origins and habits. Males are easily distinguished by their brilliant turquoise skin at the back of their …

As well as insects, they eat fruits from the trees, some which they peel by holding the fruit with one foot and removing the skin with their …

The natural habitat of this bird is in forests, subtropical/ tropical moist lowland or subtropical/tropical moist montane. These birds live in a terrestrial system, where there is easy access to food and …

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise Seleucidis melanoleucaAt least five birds in Nimbokrang. One displaying male showed nicely with several females. Great-billed Parrot Tanygnathus megalorynchos10 birds on Senapang Island. This diminishing species …

Recently split species of birds-of-paradise. The Obi paradise-crow is found on Obi and …

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Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. An Indonesian endemic, the Wilson’s bird-of-paradise is distributed to the hill and lowland rainforests …

When a female arrives, he flies down to vines in the understory, usually 2 or more meters from the forest floor. When approaching the female for copulation, the male wags his …