Genus: Paradisaea
Description
True Birds-of-Paradise from New Guinea and adjacent islands.
Males of this genus have filamentous elongated flank plumes and greatly elongated, wire-like (or tape-like) central tail feathers.
Females are smaller and lack the elongated flank plumes and wires.
All species are polygynous and form leks (except Blue Bird-of-Paradise which advertises singly).
Taxonomy
Paradisaea is a genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
The genus name is sometimes spelled Paradisea.
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|---|---|---|---|
| P. rudolphi | Blue Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| P. guilielmi | Emperor Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| P. rubra | Red Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| P. decora | Goldie's Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| P. minor | Lesser Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| P. raggiana | Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise | ||
| P. apoda | Greater Bird-of-Paradise | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Paradisaea. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Paradisaea
Pages in category ‘Paradisaea’
The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
