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Revision as of 22:12, 22 August 2014
Alternative name: Great Bird-of-Paradise
- Paradisaea apoda
Identification
Male 43cm (excluding elongated tail feathers), female 35cm.
Male
- Emerald-green lores, forehead, ear-coverts, malar area, chin and throat
- Pale orangy-yellow rest of head, including nape and hindneck
- Marron-brown upperparts, including wing
- Marron-brown tail with two grossly elongated central feathers, forming two wires
- Grossly elongated filamental flank plumes yellow at base, fading to dirty white. Almost as long as wires
- Blackish-brown upper breast, grading to dark brown and mid-brown on belly
- Yellow eye
- Pale bluish-grey bill
- Purplish grey-brown legs
Female
- Smaller and without elongated tail-feathers or flank-feathers
- Dark brown head and upper breast
- Dark maroon-brown upperparts
- Dark brown to mid-brown underparts
Juveniles are undescribed, immature males similar to females
Distribution
Found in southern New Guinea and on Aru Islands.
Widespread and still common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
Has been treated monotypic by some authorities.
May form a superspecies with Lesser Bird-of-Paradise, Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise, Goldie's Bird-of-Paradise and Red Bird-of-Paradise.
Hybrids with Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise recorded.
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- P. a. apoda on Aru Islands
- P. a. novaeguineae on mainland New Guinea
Habitat
Lowland and hill forest. Occurs from sea-level up to 950m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on fruits and arthropods.
Forages often in small groups, also together with Glossy-mantled Manucode or other species.
Breeding
Breeding at least in March, May and from August to December. A polygynous species. Up to 15 males form a lek in large spreading trees, sometimes shared with Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise. The males display even when there are no females around. The display involves several postures and a dance phase.
The female builds and attends the nest alone. It's an open, shallow structure made of leaves, orchid and vine stems and fern-fronds. Lays 1 egg.
Movements
Presumably a resident species.
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) Greater Bird-of-Paradise. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Bird-of-Paradise
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