Short-tailed paradigalla | |
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In Papua New Guinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paradisaeidae |
Genus: | Paradigalla |
Species: | P. brevicauda
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Binomial name | |
Paradigalla brevicauda
Rothschild &
Hartert, 1911
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The short-tailed paradigalla (Paradigalla brevicauda) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously. [2] It inhabits the New Guinea Highlands forests. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and insects.
The short-tailed paradigalla is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
The short-tailed paradigalla is medium-sized, approximately 23 cm long, stocky black plumaged with slender black bill and bright yellow and blue wattles in front of each eye. The sexes are almost similar in appearance: the female is smaller than the male with a duller plumage and smaller wattles. The short-tailed paradigalla is distinguished from its nearest relative, the long-tailed paradigalla, by its smaller size, shorter tail feathers and lack of red on the wattles.
Short-tailed paradigalla | |
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In Papua New Guinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paradisaeidae |
Genus: | Paradigalla |
Species: | P. brevicauda
|
Binomial name | |
Paradigalla brevicauda
Rothschild &
Hartert, 1911
|
The short-tailed paradigalla (Paradigalla brevicauda) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously. [2] It inhabits the New Guinea Highlands forests. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and insects.
The short-tailed paradigalla is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
The short-tailed paradigalla is medium-sized, approximately 23 cm long, stocky black plumaged with slender black bill and bright yellow and blue wattles in front of each eye. The sexes are almost similar in appearance: the female is smaller than the male with a duller plumage and smaller wattles. The short-tailed paradigalla is distinguished from its nearest relative, the long-tailed paradigalla, by its smaller size, shorter tail feathers and lack of red on the wattles.