Raggiana Bird-of-paradise vs Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea raggiana से तुलना Seleucidis melanoleucus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise
वैज्ञानिक नाम Paradisaea raggiana Seleucidis melanoleucus
गण Passeriformes Passeriformes
कुल Paradisaeidae Paradisaeidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 45.0 cm (17.7 in) 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
वजन 260.0 g (9.17 oz) 183.75 g (6.48 oz)
आहार Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females. --
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise
पंखों का फैलाव
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45.0 cm
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm
वजन
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260.0 g
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise 183.75 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

कोई नहीं

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

Geographic Range & Migration

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

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.

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