Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise
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Adult male Lesser Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea minor
Adult male Lesser Bird of Paradise,
Paradisaea minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradise
Genera

13, see list below
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The birds of paradise are members of the family of the order Passeriformes Paradise. They are found in eastern Indonesia, the islands of Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea, and Australia's east. This family of birds known as the male plumage of many kinds, especially the very long hair and a growing complex of the beak, wings or head. Sizes ranging from birds of paradise Bird of Paradise King at 50 grams and 15 cm to Paradise Black Sicklebill at 110 cm and Manukod crested Bird of rolling at 430 grams.

Birds of paradise most notably the members of the genus Paradisaea, including the type species, large yellow paradise, Paradisaea apoda. These types are described from specimens brought to Europe from trading expeditions. These specimens were prepared by native traders by removing the wings and legs to be used as decoration. It is not known by the explorers and led to the belief that these birds never landed but remain in the air because of the feathers. This is the origin of a bird of paradise ( 'bird paradise' by the British) and the name of apoda - which means 'legless'.

Many species have a complex mating ritual, mating system Paradisaea types are male birds gather to compete to show its beauty in the female bird to mate. While other types such as the types Cicinnurus and Carola had a regular wedding dance. Male birds in sexually dimorphic species are polygamous. Many birds are described as a hybrid of new species, and some species kevalidannya doubt.

The number of eggs a little less certain. In large type, perhaps almost always one egg. Small types can produce as many as 2-3 eggs (Mackay 1990).
Contents
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* 1 The types of Parasaeidae
* 2 Relationship with Man
* 3 References
* 4 External links

[edit] The types of Parasaeidae

Genus Lycocorax

* Paradise Crow, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus

Genus Manucodia

* Crinkle Glossy, Manucodia atra
* Jobi Jobi, Manucodia jobiensis
* Crinkle Neck-creased, Manucodia chalybata
* Crinkle-crested roll, Manucodia comrii
* Crinkle trumpet, Manucodia keraudrenii

Genus Paradigalla

* Long-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla carunculata
* Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda

Genus Astrapia

* Arfak, Astrapia nigra
* Astrapia, Astrapia splendidissima
* Ribbon-tailed Astrapia, Astrapia mayeri
* Astrapia Stephanie, Astrapia stephaniae
* Astrapia Huon, Astrapia rothschildi

Genus Parotia

* Carola, Parotia sefilata
* Carola, Carola carolae
* Berlepsch's Parotia, Parotia berlepschi
* Lawes, Parotia lawesii
* East Carola, Carola helenae
* Wahnes, Parotia wahnesi

Genus Pteridophora

* Bird of Panji, Pteridophora alberti

Genus Lophorina

* Bird of Paradise, Lophorina superba

Genus Ptiloris

* Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus
* Eastern Riflebird Ptiloris intercedens
* Riflebird Heaven Ptiloris paradiseus
* Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae

Genus Epimachus

* Sicklebill Kurikuri, Epimachus fastuosus
* Brown Sicklebill, Epimachus meyeri
* Sicklebill half-black, Epimachus albertisi
* Sicklebill Part-pale, Epimachus bruijnii

Genus Cicinnurus

* Paradise Cut-rattan, Cicinnurus magnificus
* Bird of Bald Head, Cicinnurus respublica
* Bird of Paradise King, Cicinnurus regius

Genus Semioptera

* Standardwing, Semioptera wallacii

Genus Seleucidis

*-Wired Bird of Paradise, Seleucidis melanoleuca

Genus Paradisaea

* Lesser Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea minor
* Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea apoda
* Raggiana Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea raggiana
* Bird of decora, decora Paradisaea
* Red Bird, Paradisaea rubra
* Bird of the Emperor, Paradisaea guilielmi
* Blue Bird, Paradisaea rudolphi


"Melampitta" Big

* Melampitta Great, "Melampitta" gigantea - are categorized here for a while

Previously classified here

* Bird of Paradise Loria, Cnemophilus loriae - perhaps more related to Melanocharitidae (pematuk berries) (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
* Paradise Crest, Cnemophilus macgregorii - perhaps more related to Melanocharitidae (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
* Yellow-breasted Bird of Paradise, Loboparadisea sericea - perhaps more related to Melanocharitidae (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
* Macgregor's Giant Honeyeater (formerly "beautiful Bird of Paradise"), Macgregoria pulchra - recently found to be Honeyeater (Cracraft & Feinstein 2000).
* Melampitta Small, Melampitta lugubris - some time while stationed here; may include Orthonychidae