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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Western Superb Bird-of-paradise	Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
Scientific Name	Lophorina superba	Cicinnurus respublica
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Length	—	16.0 cm (6.3 in)
Wingspan	27.6 cm (10.9 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)
Weight	76.0 g (2.68 oz)	55.0 g (1.94 oz)
Diet	--	Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
Clutch Size	1-2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise —

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm

Wingspan

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise 27.6 cm

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm

Weight

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise 76.0 g

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise only

None

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

None

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

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Song & Call Comparison

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Song

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Plumage

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

Bill

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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About These Birds

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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