Black-billed Sicklebill vs Raggiparadiesvogel

Drepanornis albertisi verglichen mit Paradisaea raggiana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-billed Sicklebill Raggiparadiesvogel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Drepanornis albertisi Paradisaea raggiana
Ordnung Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familie Paradisaeidae Paradisaeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Flügelspannweite 29,5 cm (11.6 in) 45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Gewicht 113,0 g (3.99 oz) 260,0 g (9.17 oz)
Ernährung -- Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
Gelegegröße 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-billed Sicklebill
Raggiparadiesvogel 34,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Black-billed Sicklebill 29,5 cm
Raggiparadiesvogel 45,0 cm
Gewicht
Black-billed Sicklebill 113,0 g
Raggiparadiesvogel 260,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Raggiparadiesvogel

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-billed Sicklebill

Raggiparadiesvogel

Gesang

Males emit harsh, buzzy 'kraaak' calls and explosive wailing during display. Females give softer 'waak' contact calls. Display calls are loud and chaotic at leks.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-billed Sicklebill

Raggiparadiesvogel

Southern and eastern New Guinea. Endemic to Papua New Guinea.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-billed Sicklebill

Least Concern

Raggiparadiesvogel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-billed Sicklebill

Raggiparadiesvogel

Gefieder

Males have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat, and spectacular cascading orange-red flank plumes. Females are brown with rufous underparts.

Schnabel

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

Black-billed Sicklebill

The Black-billed Sicklebill is a large bird of paradise of New Guinea's montane forests, with the male displaying deep brown plumage, a long tail, and an extraordinarily long, strongly curved black bill used to probe for nectar and extract grubs from bark. It inhabits primary mid-montane forests across the main island of New Guinea. It feeds on arthropods, nectar, and fruits.

Raggiparadiesvogel

Der Raggiparadiesvogel ist der Nationalvogel von Papua-Neuguinea und ziert die Nationalflagge sowie das Staatswappen. Männchen versammeln sich an traditionellen Balzbäumen, um kunstvolle Balztänze aufzuführen, wobei sie kopfüber hängen und ihre spektakulären Flankenfedern schütteln. Alfred Russel Wallace beschrieb die Art erstmals 1873.

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