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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise	Standardwing Bird-of-paradise
Bilimsel Ad	Paradisaea raggiana	Semioptera wallacii
Takım	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familya	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Koruma Durumu	Least Concern	Least Concern
Uzunluk	34,0 cm (13.4 in)	—
Kanat Açıklığı	45,0 cm (17.7 in)	30,3 cm (11.9 in)
Ağırlık	260,0 g (9.17 oz)	148,75 g (5.25 oz)
Beslenme	Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.	--
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü	1-2	1
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise —

Kanat Açıklığı

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise 30,3 cm

Ağırlık

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise 148,75 g

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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

🌲 Forest

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Hiçbiri

Standardwing 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

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.

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise

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Geographic Range & Migration

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise

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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.

Standardwing Bird-of-paradise

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