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The main threats to this species are ongoing habitat loss, its limited range and exploitation. Wilson’s bird-of-paradise does occur in the Pulau Waigeo Nature Reserve, but there are concerns that this population may have greatly reduced in size due to natural causes and logging. On Batanta, major forest loss has occurred due to logging, causing significant habitat degradation. Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv…

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In 1863, 13 years later, Heinrich Agathon Bernstein, the German zoologist discovered on Waigeo Island the home of the Wilson’s bird-of-paradise. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; all unstructured text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.

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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 of Waigeo and Batanta Islands off West Papua. Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and exploitation, the Wilson’s bird-of-paradise is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora .

Male Wilson’s Birds of Paradise are the most colorful of all the species within the family, possessing a veritable rainbow of color. This remarkable example of hue and iridescence possesses all of the primary colors in different ways. The baby blue hue of its head is skin, not feathers, and is the result of structural color absent in any other member of birds of paradise. Yellow on the nape of its neck, followed by the crimson on its back are consistent, pigmented colors, present year-round. Its quirky, “handlebar-mustache-shaped” tail feathers are brilliantly iridescent, reflecting light to produce intense color to the eye of the beholder. The sexual dimorphism of the species leaves the female very drab in comparison.

This phenomenal display of color demonstrates the power of female sexual selection over male appearance and behavior in the animal kingdom. Males can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) and a weight of 53–67 g., while females can reach a length of 16 cm,but a weight of 52–60 g. The male is a red and black bird-of-paradise, with a yellow mantle on its neck, light green mouth, rich blue feet and two curved violet tail feathers.

If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value. The controversial scientific name respublica of this species was given by Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon’s nephew and a republican idealist. The habit of zoologists at that time to dedicate newly discovered species to some king, queen or aristocrat deeply irritated him. In order to assert his convictions, he chose to name this species respublica to honour the republic and not the royalty. Wilson’s bird-of-paradise is an endemic species of the West Papuan islands Batanta and Waigeo off northern West Papua’s coast , Indonesia. These birds primarily inhabit hill forest, usually being at elevations of about 300 meters, although calling has also been occasionally recorded in lowland rainforest and higher montane forests as high as 1,200 meters.

Sexual dimorphism, or the difference in physical appearance between the sexes, is the result of female selection, in which females select males based upon indirect genetic benefits which increase offspring fitness. Dance While these birds are difficult to locate in the wild and have not been studied in-depth, footage of the few mating rituals that have been witnessed for this species tells all. This species territorially defends a “court” in which it performs its vocalizations and physical maneuvers. Males will continually work to keep this area free of debris, making sure that nothing on the ground will distract from their displays. Males will perch on a vertical branch in the middle of their court, flexing their brilliant green fluorescent collar and calling out to females to attract them to their site. Females who are interested will perch above the male on the branch and watch as he weaves back and forth, calling to her and flexing the fluorescent collar.

Solitary animals are those that live singly and meet only for courtship and mating. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. Its preferred habitat is the hill forest at 300 m of altitude, more rarely the lowland rainforest and the middle mountain forest. Wilson’s bird-of-paradise is a species of passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae.

We offer a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee so that you can always buy with confidence. The name “Wilson’s” is used because Napoleon’s nephew used this name for an unknown bird that had been purchased by the British naturalist Edward Wilson. In doing this, he beat John Cassin by several months, who had wanted to name this species in honor of Wilson.

Bare-headed Bird of Paradise.: Diphyllodes respublica, Bonap.: J.Gould & W. Hart del. et lith.: Walter, Imp.

Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more. For centuries people have used bird-of-paradise feathers as symbols of wealth, power or sexuality. No estimate of population size is available for Wilson’s bird-of-paradise. Currently this species is classified as Near Threatened and its numbers today are decreasing. Little is known about the social behavior of Wilson’s bird-of-paradise. Birds of paradise tend to be solitary birds and only come together to mate.

Charles Lucien Bonaparte described the bird from a badly damaged trade specimen purchased by British ornithologist Edward Wilson. In doing so, he beat John Cassin, who wanted to name the bird in honour of Wilson, by several months. Thirteen years later, in 1863, the German zoologist Heinrich Agathon Bernstein discovered the home grounds of the Wilson’s bird-of-paradise in Waigeo Island.

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Females have reddish-brown to olive upperparts, brown wings and underparts of a buff color, with narrow uniform bars of brown-black. The lifespan of this species is unknown, but birds-of-paradise live 5-8 years in the wild and up to 30 years in captivity. While these birds are difficult to locate in the wild and have not been studied in-depth, footage of the few mating rituals that have been witnessed for this species tells all. Males can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) and a weight of 53–67 g., while females can reach a length of 16 cm, but a weight of 52–60 g.

• The male usually exhibits the attractive breast shield and accompanies the mating dance with song and calls.
• Its quirky, “handlebar-mustache-shaped” tail feathers are brilliantly iridescent, reflecting light to produce intense color to the eye of the beholder.
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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 head, criss-crossed with lines of fine black velvety feathers that have a sheen of coppery-bronze iridescence. Females are much less ornately decorated than males, and the bare skin on their head is a much less brilliant lilac-blue.

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A species of Diphyllodes Scientific name : Diphyllodes respublica Genus : Diphyllodes

Males of these birds clear an area of rainforest to create a ‘display court’. Then they perform an elaborate mating dance to impress a potential mate. The male usually exhibits the attractive breast shield and accompanies the mating dance with song and calls.

The head is naked blue, with a black double cross pattern on it. In the field, the blue bare skin on the crown of the bird’s head is so vivid that it is clearly visible by night; the deep scarlet back and velvet green breast are lush, the curlicue tail gleaming bright silver. Birds-of-paradise transcend other birds, having such beautiful plumage and spectacular displays of courtship, and Wilson’s bird-of-paradise is no exception to this.