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| − | + | [[Image:Long-tailed_Paradigalla.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mehdhalaouate|Mehd Halaouate}}<br />Arfak, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2005]] | |
| − | [[Image:Long-tailed_Paradigalla.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mehdhalaouate]] | + | '''Alternative name: Wattled Bird-of-Paradise''' |
;[[: Category:Paradigalla|Paradigalla]] carunculata | ;[[: Category:Paradigalla|Paradigalla]] carunculata | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 37cm. | + | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[New Guinea]]. | + | Endemic to a small area in northwest [[New Guinea]] (Vogelkop and Onin Peninsula).<br /> |
| + | Very poorly known and with a restricted range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Monotypic.<br /> | |
| + | Forms a superspecies with [[Short-tailed Paradigalla]] and has been considered conspecific in the past.<br /> | ||
| + | Hybrids recorded with [[Western Parotia]], [[Superb Bird-of-paradise]] and [[Black Sicklebill]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Middle montane forest and forest edge. Recorded at 1400 - 2100m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Few data about diet. Feeds on fruits.<br /> | |
| + | Breeding and disply virtually unknown. Presumably [[Dictionary_M-S#P|polygynous]] (especially given that it hybridizes with three other genera). <br /> | ||
| + | The nest is a cup made of sticks and vinelets.<br /> | ||
| + | No information about movements. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Paradigalla+carunculata}} | {{GSearch|Paradigalla+carunculata}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=69&bid=1178 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=69&bid=1178 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[category:Paradigalla]] | [[Category:Birds]][[category:Paradigalla]] | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 13 October 2010
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
Monotypic.
Forms a superspecies with Short-tailed Paradigalla and has been considered conspecific in the past.
Hybrids recorded with Western Parotia, Superb Bird-of-paradise and Black Sicklebill.
Habitat
Middle montane forest and forest edge. Recorded at 1400 - 2100m.
Behaviour
Few data about diet. Feeds on fruits.
Breeding and disply virtually unknown. Presumably polygynous (especially given that it hybridizes with three other genera).
The nest is a cup made of sticks and vinelets.
No information about movements.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-tailed Paradigalla. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-tailed_Paradigalla
