Alternative name: Wattled Bird-of-Paradise
- Paradigalla carunculata
Identification
37cm. A fairly large Bird-of-paradise.
- Prominent yellow facial wattles
- Small sky-blue wattle on base of lower mandibles with some orange-red bare skin
- Long, strongly graduated tail
- Black plumage with bluish-green iridescence
- Dark brown eye
- Shiny black bill
Sexes similar. Females are slightly smaller than males and slightly duller. Immatures like adults but with a shorter tail.
Distribution
Endemic to a small area in northwest New Guinea (Vogelkop and Onin Peninsula).
Very poorly known and with a restricted range.
Taxonomy
Forms a superspecies with Short-tailed Paradigalla and has been considered conspecific in the past.
Hybrids recorded with Western Parotia, Lophorinas and Black Sicklebill.
This is a monotypic species[1]. The described subspecies intermedia from west-central New Guinea is doubtfully recognizable and probably better treated as a synonym of Short-tailed Paradigalla[4].
Habitat
Middle montane forest and forest edge. Recorded at 1400 - 2100m.
Behaviour
Diet
Little known about diet. Feeds on fruits.
Breeding
Breeding and display virtually unknown. Presumably polygynous (especially given that it hybridizes with three other genera).
The nest is a cup made of sticks and vinelets.
Movements
No information about movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
- Frith & Beehler, 1998, Gregory comm.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-tailed Paradigalla. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-tailed_Paradigalla
