Alternative names: Yellow-breasted Cnemophilus; Yellow-breasted Bird-of-paradise; Silken Satinbird
- Loboparadisea sericea
Identification
17cm.
Male
- Pale turquoise-green or yellow bulbous narial wattles and bare skin over mandible base
- Dark brown lores and side of face
- Dark brown crown with coppery-green sheen
- Honey-brown nape, mantle and upper back
- Pale sulphur-yellow back and rump
- Honey-brown tail and upperwing
- Silky or glassy sulphur-yellow underparts
- Dark brown eye
- Blackish bill and legs
Female
- Slightly larger than male
- Lacks wattles
- Dark olive-brown above
- Paler, yellowish-buff underparts
Juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to the mountains of New Guinea.
Poorly known and patchily distributed.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- L. s. sericea in the mountains of New Guinea from Weyland Mountains east discontinuously to Victor Emanuel Mountains, Kubor Range, Mount Karimui and Soliabeda
- L. s. aurora in Herzog Range and upper Jimi River in southeast New Guinea
Habitat
Montane forest at 600 - 2000m, mainly above 1200m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds possibly almost exclusively on fruits.
Usually seen singly or in small groups in fruiting trees.
Breeding
Presumably polygynous with solitary promiscuous males. The females build and attend the nest alone.
The nest is said to be an open moss structure built in branches in vegetation. Lays 1 egg.
Movements
No information about movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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) Yellow-breasted Satinbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-breasted_Satinbird
