Paradigalla

Paradigalla
Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Paradigalla
Lesson, 1835

The genus Paradigalla Lesson, 1835 consist of two species of birds of paradise. Both are medium sized black birds with blue and yellow facial wattles.

Paradigalla derived from two words, the Paradisaea and Gallus, the Junglefowl of pheasant family. The two paradigallas and the four junglefowls exhibits facial wattles.

Species