The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it. On a visit to Batchian Island , however, there was a great treasure awaiting. Males are polygamous, and they gather when performing mating aerial displays.
Contrary to previous impressions, it was widespread and moderately common on the larger islands in 1999; the status of the Kasiruta Island population is not known. The males assemble each morning just before dawn. They display for the females, who observe and choose the “best” male to sire their offspring. The smallest is the king bird-or-paradise, which weighs 1.8 oz and is less than 6 inches in length. The largest is the curl-crested manucode, which weighs 15 oz and is 17 inches in length – more than three times the size of its smaller cousin! The black sicklebill has the longest tail – from beak to tail-tip, it is 43 inches .
The unadorned olive-brown female is smaller but has a longer tail than the male. The bird of paradise bird, also spelled bird-of-paradise, lives in tropical forests in Australia and the surrounding islands. Most types are sexually dimorphic, meaning the males and females differ in appearance.
Unfortunately, more detailed information on the rest of the breeding process is not yet available. Birds apparently absent from flat lowlands and patchy on steeper hilly topography, particularly on limestone. We then entered the forest and slipped and sloshed through ankle-deep muck (knee-deep in some places), along a slick downhill trail. After about 20 minutes, we reached a small opening in the forest where the property owner had built a rudimentary bench. To get to this site, we had to travel to the island of Halmahera, in Indonesia .
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They are “parachuting” with wings and its vivid green chest shield spread, and the wing “standards” fluttering above its back in an effort to impress females. The standardwing is endemic to Northern Maluku in eastern Indonesia and is the westernmost species of the true birds-of-paradise. It can be found on the islands of Halmahera and Bacan in lowland tropical rainforests and hills, and occasionally in woodland. Many of these bird species are threatened by the loss of habitat.
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While the females have muted colors and short feathers, the males sport long, brightly colored feathers streaming from their heads, beaks, wings, or tails. They use their elaborate feathers in spectacular mating dances designed to attract the attention of a female. They gather and perform a spectacular aerial display, “parachuting” with wings and its vivid green breast shield spread, and the wing “standards” fluttering above its back. Its diet consists mainly of insects, arthropods and fruits. Both were found in both primary and logged rain forest at an average density of c. The Paradise Crow is tolerant of mangroves, swamp, and montane areas and human disturbance to forest habitat while the Standardwing is less so.
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The generic name Semioptera is composed of semeion for a flag or military standard and ptera for wings. These birds are elusive and can be hard to spot in the wild. Travelers are also discouraged from visiting parts of their range.
- It can be found on the islands of Halmahera and Bacan in lowland tropical rainforests and hills, and occasionally in woodland.
- The female builds and attends the nest alone.
- Once a female chooses the male with the best dance moves as her mate, she builds a nest and lays one to two eggs.
- The only nest described was an open cup that included dry leaves and was 33 ft above ground; it contained one egg.
- Two birds were right over our heads and displayed vigorously.
Based on the circumstances and description of the birds in Antonio Pigafetta’s account of the voyage, they were likely standardwings. An alternate account by Maximilianus Transylvanus introduced the term manucodiata (a corruption of the Malay manute-dewata; “bird of the gods”), used for birds-of-paradise up to the 19th century. Males have brighter and longer feathers than females. Females bear drab colors, usually green, black, or brown.
Conservation status
Besides being smaller, the females have different colors, almost plain-looking when compared to flashy males. They are almost entirely brown and have longer tails than males. The beak and feet are the same color as males’. At the latter males are highly vocal and perform very animated courtship plumage manipulations, postures, movements, and aerial flight displays. Advertisement song is typically a single loud nasal upslurred bark. The display season is from about April to December.
My wife and I are shortly to visit national parks in India and would like to use such a guide. In the case of the standardwing, this involves loud screeching as the birds take up their positions. They start by flying upwards and “parachuting” down with their wings spread. Birds of Paradise are small to medium-sized birds. Their wingspan ranges from less than 10 to nearly 50 inches, depending on the species.
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