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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Splendid Astrapia	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Astrapia splendidissima	Paradisaea raggiana
गण	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
कुल	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	—	34.0 cm (13.4 in)
पंखों का फैलाव	26.3 cm (10.4 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)
वजन	132.5 g (4.67 oz)	260.0 g (9.17 oz)
आहार	--	Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
अंडों की संख्या	--	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Splendid Astrapia —

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm

पंखों का फैलाव

Splendid Astrapia 26.3 cm

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45.0 cm

वजन

Splendid Astrapia 132.5 g

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

🌲 Forest

Splendid Astrapia only

कोई नहीं

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

कोई नहीं

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

Splendid Astrapia

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

गीत

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

Splendid Astrapia

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Splendid Astrapia

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Splendid Astrapia

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

पंख

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

चोंच

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

Splendid Astrapia

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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