Raggiana Bird-of-paradise vs Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea raggiana 对比 Seleucidis melanoleucus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise
学名 Paradisaea raggiana Seleucidis melanoleucus
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Paradisaeidae Paradisaeidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
翼展 45.0 cm (17.7 in) 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
体重 260.0 g (9.17 oz) 183.75 g (6.48 oz)
食性 Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females. --
产卵数 1-2 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise
翼展
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45.0 cm
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm
体重
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260.0 g
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise 183.75 g

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

Song & Call Comparison

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

鸣唱

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.

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

Geographic Range & Migration

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

保护状况

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

羽毛

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

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise

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.

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