Paradise riflebird
| Paradise riflebird | |
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| Ptiloris paradiseus. Illustration from IOC World Bird List | |
| 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 species of passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (bird-of-paradise) family.
The paradise riflebird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Description
The paradise riflebird is medium-sized, up to 30 cm long. The male is black 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. The diet consists mainly of insects and fruits.
Behavior
In displays, the male extends his wings and fans them upward with its head behind the wings to expose his metallic green throat feathers. He then moves his head from side to side with open bill to show off his bright yellow mouth.
Distribution
Endemic to eastern Australia, the paradise riflebird is distributed to rainforests of New South Wales and central Queensland.
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Ptiloris paradiseus. Museum specimen
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Paradise Riflebird from Maleny, SE Queensland
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Ptiloris paradiseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Rifle-bird. |