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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Crinkle-collared Manucode	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Nom scientifique	Manucodia chalybatus	Paradisaea raggiana
Ordre	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Famille	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Envergure	34,3 cm (13.5 in)	45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Poids	211,0 g (7.44 oz)	260,0 g (9.17 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
Taille de la couvée	1-2	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Crinkle-collared Manucode —

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm

Envergure

Crinkle-collared Manucode 34,3 cm

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm

Poids

Crinkle-collared Manucode 211,0 g

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Crinkle-collared Manucode only

Aucun(e)

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Aucun(e)

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Crinkle-collared Manucode

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Chant

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

Crinkle-collared Manucode

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Crinkle-collared Manucode

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Crinkle-collared Manucode

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Plumage

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

Bec

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

Crinkle-collared Manucode

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, featured on the national flag and coat of arms. Males gather at traditional display trees to perform elaborate courtship dances, hanging upside down and shaking their spectacular flank plumes. Alfred Russel Wallace first described the species in 1873.

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