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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Growling Riflebird	Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Lophorina intercedens	Cicinnurus respublica
Ordnung	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familie	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Länge	—	16,0 cm (6.3 in)
Flügelspannweite	34,5 cm (13.6 in)	19,0 cm (7.5 in)
Gewicht	155,0 g (5.47 oz)	55,0 g (1.94 oz)
Ernährung	--	Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
Gelegegröße	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Growling Riflebird —

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Growling Riflebird 34,5 cm

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19,0 cm

Gewicht

Growling Riflebird 155,0 g

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Forest

Growling Riflebird only

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

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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

Growling Riflebird

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Gesang

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

Growling Riflebird

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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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Growling Riflebird

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Growling Riflebird

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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About These Birds

Growling Riflebird

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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