Ptiloris paradiseus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Genus
- Ptiloris
- Species
- Ptiloris paradiseus
- Scientific Name
- Ptiloris paradiseus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Paradise riflebird
The paradise riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) is a passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae. It is one of four riflebird species in the genus Ptiloris. It is found in subtropical, temperate rainforests in eastern Australia. The species is sexually dimorphic; the male is black with iridescent blue-green patches, while the female is gray-brown and white.
The paradise riflebird is frugivorous and insectivorous. During breeding season, males are promiscuous and perform solitary displays for females, which involves moving rapidly from side to side with the head tilted back, showing off the neck plumage.
...Ptiloris paradiseus in languages:
- Bokmål
- Skjellbukparadisfugl
- Czech
- rajka skvostná
- Danish
- Paradis-riffelfugl
- Dutch
- Schildgeweervogel
- English
- Paradise Riflebird
- Finnish
- paratiisiviuhkasiipi
- French
- Paradisier festonné
- German
- Schildparadiesvogel
- Hungarian
- pajzsos paradicsommadár
- Russian
- Щитоносная райская птица
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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