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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik	Splendid Astrapia	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Bilimsel Ad	Astrapia splendidissima	Paradisaea raggiana
Takım	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familya	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Koruma Durumu	Least Concern	Least Concern
Uzunluk	—	34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Kanat Açıklığı	26,3 cm (10.4 in)	45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Ağırlık	132,5 g (4.67 oz)	260,0 g (9.17 oz)
Beslenme	--	Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü	--	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Splendid Astrapia —

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm

Kanat Açıklığı

Splendid Astrapia 26,3 cm

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm

Ağırlık

Splendid Astrapia 132,5 g

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

🌲 Forest

Splendid Astrapia only

Hiçbiri

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Hiçbiri

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

Şarkı

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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Koruma Durumu

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

Tuy

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

Gaga

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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