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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Goldie's Bird-of-paradise	Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Tên Khoa Học	Paradisaea decora	Paradisaea raggiana
Bộ	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Họ	Paradisaeidae	Paradisaeidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Vulnerable	Least Concern
Chiều Dài	—	34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	33,4 cm (13.1 in)	45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Khối Lượng	237,0 g (8.36 oz)	260,0 g (9.17 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	--	Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
Số Trứng	--	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise —

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise 33,4 cm

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm

Khối Lượng

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise 237,0 g

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

🌲 Forest

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise only

Không

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Không

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

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tiếng Hót

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

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Bộ Lông

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

Mỏ

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise

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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