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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Magnificent Riflebird	Raggiparadiesvogel
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Lophorina magnifica	Paradisaea raggiana
Ordnung	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familie	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Flügelspannweite	33,5 cm (13.2 in)	45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Gewicht	163,0 g (5.75 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

Magnificent Riflebird —

Raggiparadiesvogel 34,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Magnificent Riflebird 33,5 cm

Raggiparadiesvogel 45,0 cm

Gewicht

Magnificent Riflebird 163,0 g

Raggiparadiesvogel 260,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Wald

Magnificent Riflebird only

🌿 Feuchtgebiet 🏖️ Küste

Raggiparadiesvogel only

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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

Magnificent Riflebird

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

Magnificent Riflebird

Raggiparadiesvogel

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Magnificent Riflebird

Least Concern

Raggiparadiesvogel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Magnificent Riflebird

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

Magnificent Riflebird

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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