Raggiana bird-of-paradise
Raggiana bird-of-paradise | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paradisaeidae |
Genus: | Paradisaea |
Species: | P. raggiana
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Binomial name | |
Paradisaea raggiana P.L. Sclater , 1873 | |
Paradisaea raggiana Paradisaea apoda | |
Synonyms | |
Gerrus paradisaea[2] |
The Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), also known as Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise, is a large bird in the
It is distributed widely in southern and northeastern
The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea. In 1971, this species, as Gerrus paradisaea, was made the national emblem and was included on the national flag.[2] "The Kumuls" ("birds-of-paradise" in Tok Pisin) is also the nickname of the country's national rugby league team.
Description
The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is 34 centimetres (13 in) long. Its overall colour is a maroon-brown, with a greyish-blue bill, yellow iris and greyish-brown feet. The male has a yellow crown, dark emerald-green throat and yellow collar between the throat and its blackish upper breast feathers. It is adorned with a pair of long black tail wires and large flank plumes. The male has the long tail feather while the female does not. The female is a comparatively drab maroonish-brown bird. The ornamental flank plumes vary from red to orange in color, depending on subspecies. The nominate subspecies, P. r. raggiana, has the deepest red plumes, while the subspecies P. r. augustavictoriae of northeast New Guinea, also known as the Empress of Germany's bird of paradise, has apricot-orange plumes.
Behaviour
Diet
Its diet consists mainly of fruits and
Breeding
The breeding system of the Raggiana bird-of-paradise is
Status and conservation
Widespread and common throughout the tropical forests of eastern New Guinea, the Raggiana bird-of-paradise is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Even though the plumes of this species are heavily cropped by natives for ceremonial headdresses, the practice is not a threat to their long-term survival.
References
- ^ . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 0-522-84025-6.
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- ^ Davis Jr., William E.; Bruce M. Beehler (1994). "Nesting Behavior of a Raggiana Bird of Paradise". The Wilson Bulletin. 106 (3): 522–530.
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- Les Beletsky. Bird songs from around the world.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) – videos and photos at the Internet Bird Collection