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| + | '''Alternative names: Great Astrapia; Black Astrapia; Gorget Astrapia; Arfak Bird-of-paradise''' | ||
;[[: Category:Astrapia|Astrapia]] nigra | ;[[: Category:Astrapia|Astrapia]] nigra | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 76cm.<br | + | Male 60cm (76cm with central rectrices), female 50cm.<br /> |
| − | + | A large Astrapia with an extremely long, graduated tail. | |
| − | + | ====Male==== | |
| + | * Velvety jet-black head with blue to purple iridescence | ||
| + | * Crown and side with coppery-bronze wash, especially on larger scale-like nape feathers | ||
| + | * Cape with metallic yellowish-green scale-like feathers with purple-blue sheen, contrasting with velvety jet-black elongated plush feathers on each side | ||
| + | * Sooty brownish-black back to uppertail-coverts | ||
| + | * Sooty black upperwing and uppertail with violet-purple sheen | ||
| + | * Black malar area | ||
| + | * Velvety iridescent blue chin and throat with purple and/or magenta wash | ||
| + | * Elongated dense feathers of upper breast velvety jet-black with coppery violet-purple iridescence, boardered below by bronzed coppery feathers | ||
| + | * Dully iridescent dark green rest of underparts | ||
| + | * Dark brown eye | ||
| + | * Shiny black bill | ||
| + | ====Female==== | ||
| + | * Black head and nape glossed iridescent dark blue | ||
| + | * Drab blackish-brown rest of plumage | ||
| + | * Dusky brown below, narrowly buff barred | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Endemic to the Arfak Mountains in northwest [[New Guinea]]. A single sight record from Tamrau Mountains.<br /> | |
| + | A little recorded species with a small range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | This is a monotypic species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br /> |
| + | Hybridization with [[Black Sicklebill]] recorded. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Montane and subalpine forest. Occurs at 1700 - 2250m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Diet little known. Feeds on fruits and arthropods.<br /> | |
| + | A feeding female was recorded in July, juveniles from July to August. No other information about breeding or display behaviour.<br /> | ||
| + | Presumably a resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Astrapia+nigra}} | {{GSearch|Astrapia+nigra}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Astrapia]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Astrapia]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 14 October 2010
Alternative names: Great Astrapia; Black Astrapia; Gorget Astrapia; Arfak Bird-of-paradise
- Astrapia nigra
Identification
Male 60cm (76cm with central rectrices), female 50cm.
A large Astrapia with an extremely long, graduated tail.
Male
- Velvety jet-black head with blue to purple iridescence
- Crown and side with coppery-bronze wash, especially on larger scale-like nape feathers
- Cape with metallic yellowish-green scale-like feathers with purple-blue sheen, contrasting with velvety jet-black elongated plush feathers on each side
- Sooty brownish-black back to uppertail-coverts
- Sooty black upperwing and uppertail with violet-purple sheen
- Black malar area
- Velvety iridescent blue chin and throat with purple and/or magenta wash
- Elongated dense feathers of upper breast velvety jet-black with coppery violet-purple iridescence, boardered below by bronzed coppery feathers
- Dully iridescent dark green rest of underparts
- Dark brown eye
- Shiny black bill
Female
- Black head and nape glossed iridescent dark blue
- Drab blackish-brown rest of plumage
- Dusky brown below, narrowly buff barred
Distribution
Endemic to the Arfak Mountains in northwest New Guinea. A single sight record from Tamrau Mountains.
A little recorded species with a small range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Hybridization with Black Sicklebill recorded.
Habitat
Montane and subalpine forest. Occurs at 1700 - 2250m.
Behaviour
Diet little known. Feeds on fruits and arthropods.
A feeding female was recorded in July, juveniles from July to August. No other information about breeding or display behaviour.
Presumably a resident species.
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) Arfak Astrapia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arfak_Astrapia
