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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise	Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise
Nom scientifique	Paradisaea raggiana	Seleucidis melanoleucus
Ordre	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Famille	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	34,0 cm (13.4 in)	—
Envergure	45,0 cm (17.7 in)	34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Poids	260,0 g (9.17 oz)	183,75 g (6.48 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
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise —

Envergure

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm

Poids

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise 183,75 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Aucun(e)

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise only

🌿 Wetland

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

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.

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

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Geographic Range & Migration

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

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About These Birds

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.

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

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