Paradise Riflebird

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iParadise Riflebird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Ptiloris
Species: P. paradiseus
Binomial name
Ptiloris paradiseus
Swainson, 1825

The Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus is a medium-sized, up to 30cm long, black bird of paradise with an iridescent greenish blue crown, throat and central tail feathers. It has a black curved bill, black feet, dark brown iris and yellow mouth. The female is an olive brown bird with barred blackish below.

Endemic to eastern Australia, the Paradise Riflebird is distributed to rainforests of New South Wales and central Queensland. The diet consists mainly of insects and fruits.

In displays, the male extended his wings and fans it upward with its head behind the wings to expose his metallic green throat feathers. He moved his head from side to side with open bill to show its bright yellow mouth.

The Paradise Riflebird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Ptiloris paradiseus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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