Magnificent Riflebird vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lophorina magnifica 비교 대상 Cicinnurus respublica

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Magnificent Riflebird Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
학명 Lophorina magnifica Cicinnurus respublica
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Paradisaeidae Paradisaeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 33.5 cm (13.2 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
체중 163.0 g (5.75 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
식성 -- Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
산란 수 1-2 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Magnificent Riflebird
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
날개 폭
Magnificent Riflebird 33.5 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
체중
Magnificent Riflebird 163.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Magnificent Riflebird only

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

없음

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

Song & Call Comparison

Magnificent Riflebird

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

노래

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

Geographic Range & Migration

Magnificent Riflebird

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Magnificent Riflebird

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

Magnificent Riflebird

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

깃털

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

부리

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

About These Birds

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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