However, humans have been known to hunt them for their exquisite plumage. Eggs and nestlings may be preyed on by arboreal snakes or other birds. Other than the actual copulation event, males have no parental investment in the raising of young. Females build their own nests, and care for chicks by themselves, including providing food. Breeding interval King-of-Saxony birds-of-paradise breed once yearly, numbers of attempts at clutches during the breeding season are unknown. The differences between these subspecies are mostly matters of subtle changes in coloration.
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- Songs last 4 to 5 seconds, and are repeated at one-minute intervals.
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Free shipping is included in the price of the painting. Once the painting is ready and dry enough to ship, we will roll it and ship it in a sturdy cardboard tube. If you have any request to alter your reproduction of Pteridophora Alberti King of Saxony Bird of Paradise, you must email us after placing your order and we’ll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of Pteridophora Alberti King of Saxony Bird of Paradisethat you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is. Currently, the frames listed will be only ship up to a certain size.
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Iteroparous offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons . Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons . King-of-Saxony birds-of-paradise are generally solitary birds, other than during mating. Males are likely territorial, yet are known to group closer together than usual during displays, though the closeness of a true lek is not reached. Lifespan for King-of-Saxony birds-of-paradise is unknown, but other birds of paradise are known to live up to 30 years in captivity. If you are planning to frame your painting yourself, use an existing frame, or frame it locally, you may choose to order your painting with a stretching service, meaning that it will arrive mounted on wooden bars.
These sizes reflect popular and readily available pre-made frame sizes. However, the painting may require cropping or adjusting if the size does not maintain the same proportions as the original painting. If you’re considering not framing your painting at all, you may opt for a Gallery Wrap.
Due to shipping restraints, many of our framed, stretched, and oversize paintings may take 6-21 days for arrival depending on the safest route determined by the postal service. The mating system is considered an “exploded lek” because males perform mating displays in their own spot, but there are generally many males in a large area where all are attempting to court females. If you have chosen a Paper Print of John Gould without a frame, it would be ready to be sent to you within 48 hours.
However, these subspecies descriptions are not universally accepted.
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The birds are so crisp they seem to jump off the page. All prints are on professional, 100% cotton, 240gsm textured watercolor paper that is made specifically for digital prints. Prints will be shipped with a clear protective sleeve and sturdy backing. King-of-Saxony birds-of-paradise are not considered a threatened species. Although they are found only in a small range, they are common in that range and most areas it inhabits are not in danger of being severely altered at this time.
Bilateral symmetry having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Have off-white underbodies patterned with darker chevrons, while the tops of their bodies are grey-brown in color. There are also immature males that sport female-style plumage. The adult King of Saxony bird-of-paradise is approximately 22 cm long.
If you are ordering different sizes, the free print will be the same size as the smallest print in your order. Native range the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic. Island endemic animals that live only on an island or set of islands.
King-of-Saxony birds-of-paradise communicate using mostly vocalizations, body posturing and movements. The male’s song has been described as a radio-static hiss, which increases in tempo and lessens in volume simultaneously. Songs last 4 to 5 seconds, and are repeated at one-minute intervals. Immature males give calls described as noisy descending churrs. Males courting females perform elaborate movements with their occipital plumes during their songs, as well as changing posture to better attract the female’s attention.
After adding of the painting to the shopping cart, you can check the price of the shipping services. Personal prints, cards and gifts, or reference for artists. When purchasing a painting on its own, it will arrive rolled inside a secure tube with an extra 1.5″ of white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it in any local frame shop.
Each canvas reproduction may vary slightly in brush details due to the nature of being hand painted, so no two paintings are the same. When ordering the painting framed – allow additional 5-7 days for delivery. The price for DHL shipping depends on the weight, the volume, and the destination of the parcel.
However, if you have chosen an art print stretched on a frame, then the process of printing and framing will take about 7-8 days. The default condition of our giclée prints is unstretched and unframed. You will be able to stretch and frame your artwork in your local frame-shop.
Altricial young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. Skulls have small depressions behind the occipital cavity to allow for the musculature necessary to control the occipital plumes. The role of King-of-Saxony birds-of-paradise in their montane rainforest habitats is not known, but it is likely that they aid in seed dispersal of the fruits they eat. King-of-Saxony birds-of-paradise have no known predators.
King of Saxony Bird of Paradise – 8×10 – Fine art print of a vintage natural history antique illustration. The King of Saxony Bird of Paradise’s mating courtship behavior consists of a combination of vocalizations and physical maneuvers, enhanced by its magnificent and unique plumage. The King of Saxony’s occipital feathers or “head wires” are one of a kind as they no longer possess their regular feather structure, but instead are eye-catching ornaments that possess no functionality. This process occurs due to male’s lack of participation in the process of raising offspring, forcing females to assess male fitness through courtship rituals, details of which are below. 100% hand painted oil painting on artist grade canvas.
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The unadorned female is greyish brown with barred underparts. It is extremely easy to order an external frame for your print. You can see our framing tool by clicking on the Customize & Order button. If you prefer a framed picture ready to hang on the wall, you can select from a wide variety of frames that we offer. In fiscal year NAL delivered more than 100 million direct customer service transactions.
Our most senior artists, those who have at least 25 years experience, carefully examine each and every painting that comes out of our studio. No order is shipped before it meets our standards, which are the highest in the industry. We always ship express via courier to ensure your order reaches you as soon as possible – normally within three business days.
The male King of Saxony will perch on the forest canopy in exploded leks and sing to attract females. These exploded leks place males much further apart than a traditional lek but still in a single relative location, allowing females to move from male to male to choose the right mate with relative ease. The songs sung by the males are reminiscent of “radio-static hisses”, can last from four to five seconds, and have been selected for over time based upon their ability to attract females. Songs are repeated at one minute intervals until a female arrives. These enormous feathers are the key component in the visual presentation of males. Once females are enticed, males will bounce their mantle cape and breast shield feathers up and down.
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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 head from side to side while hopping up the vine. After copulation, the female leaves, and the male returns to his perch to attract another female. TOPofART are specialized in hand-painted art reproductions with oil paints on canvas as well as with Giclée prints on canvas and art paper.
The total delivery time from the moment you place your order until the package is delivered to your door is normally between three to four weeks. Ordered without a frame, it will be delivered in protective tube within business days. The artist will add 3 inches (7.5 cm) of extra paint “bleed” to every 4 sides of the canvas. There will still be 1.5 inches of white canvas around all 4 sides of the canvas.
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Alfonzo Bissonnette is a wildlife conservationist and a television personality. He is 29 years old. When he was just four years old, he found his first dead animal on the side of the road. From that day on, he knew that he wanted to work with animals.
Alfonzo has always been passionate about protecting the environment and its inhabitants. As a child, he would spend hours catching bugs and spiders in his backyard, then release them back into the wild unharmed. He later studied Wildlife Conservation at university, and now works tirelessly to protect endangered species all over the world.
Alfonzo is also a television personality. He has been featured on several shows about wildlife conservation, and has even hosted his own show about animal rescue operations.