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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Western Superb Bird-of-paradise	Raggiparadiesvogel
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Lophorina superba	Paradisaea raggiana
Ordnung	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familie	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Flügelspannweite	27,6 cm (10.9 in)	45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Gewicht	76,0 g (2.68 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

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise —

Raggiparadiesvogel 34,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise 27,6 cm

Raggiparadiesvogel 45,0 cm

Gewicht

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise 76,0 g

Raggiparadiesvogel 260,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

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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

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

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

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Raggiparadiesvogel

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Raggiparadiesvogel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

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

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

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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