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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Western Superb Bird-of-paradise	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
学名	Lophorina superba	Paradisaea raggiana
目	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
科	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	—	34.0 cm (13.4 in)
翼開長	27.6 cm (10.9 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)
体重	76.0 g (2.68 oz)	260.0 g (9.17 oz)
食性	--	Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
一腹卵数	1-2	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise —

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm

翼開長

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise 27.6 cm

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45.0 cm

体重

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise 76.0 g

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise only

None

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

None

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

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

さえずり

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

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

羽毛

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

くちばし

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

Western Superb Bird-of-paradise

ニューギニアの山地林に生息する極楽鳥（体長25〜26cm）。雄はビロード状の黒い羽毛と鮮やかな青い胸の盾と翼の「マント」が特徴的。Lophorina superba（スーパービロードカミ）は雄が直立して胸と翼を広げ、雌の前でスマイリーフェイスのような模様を作るプロポーズダンスが有名。ニューギニアの森林の特徴的な種。Paradisaeidae科。

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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