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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Lawes's Parotia	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Nome científico	Parotia lawesii	Paradisaea raggiana
Ordem	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Família	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Least Concern
Comprimento	—	34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Envergadura	30,1 cm (11.9 in)	45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Peso	162,5 g (5.73 oz)	260,0 g (9.17 oz)
Dieta	--	Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
Tamanho da postura	1	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Lawes's Parotia —

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm

Envergadura

Lawes's Parotia 30,1 cm

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm

Peso

Lawes's Parotia 162,5 g

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

🌲 Forest

Lawes's Parotia only

Nenhum

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Nenhum

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

Lawes's Parotia

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Canto

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

Lawes's Parotia

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Lawes's Parotia

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Lawes's Parotia

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Plumagem

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

Bico

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

Lawes's Parotia

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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