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Crested Bird-of-paradise

From Opus

Alternative names: Antenna Satinbird; Crested Cnemophilus

Cnemophilus macgregorii

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[edit] Identification

24 cm

Male

  • Bright yellow above, forehead, ear coverts
  • Orange/olive crest (subspecies vary)
  • Duller rump and tail
  • Dark brown-black below and lores
  • Dark bill

Female

  • Brown olive-grey below
  • Darker above

[edit] Distribution

Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are known: sanguineus and macgregorii.

[edit] Habitat

Forest and forest edges.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruit.

It builds a globe shaped nest with side entrance.

[edit] References

Answers.com

[edit] External Links

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