Red Bird-of-paradise
A species of Paradisaea birds-of-paradise Scientific name : Paradisaea rubra Genus : Paradisaea birds-of-paradise
Red Bird-of-paradise, A species of Paradisaea birds-of-paradise
Botanical name: Paradisaea rubra
Genus: Paradisaea birds-of-paradise
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Description General Info
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Description
Large, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow with a dark brown iris, grey legs and yellow bill. The male has an emerald green face, a pair of elongated black corkscrew-shaped tail wires, dark green feather pompoms above each eye and a train of glossy crimson red plumes with whitish tips at either side of the breast. The male measures up to 72 cm long, including the ornamental red plumes that require at least six years to fully attain. The female is similar but smaller in size, with a dark brown face and has no ornamental red plumes. The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries and arthropods. 
Size
30 - 33 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Red Bird-of-paradise primarily consumes fruits and arthropods. Foraging behavior includes feeding hatchlings with regurgitated fruits and animal prey like cockroaches, crickets, mealworms, and mice. Shows unique adaptation of altering diet from fruits to protein-rich food as offspring grow.
Habitat
The red Bird-of-paradise is typically found in the lowland and hill rainforests of broader Melanesian region, where the climate is characterized by high humidity and abundant rainfall. These birds thrive in dense, tropical forest ecosystems, rich in tree diversity and canopy cover, which provide both food resources and opportunities for their elaborate courtship displays. The habitat preference excludes higher elevations, focusing primarily on the lush, green environs of the forest's understory and mid-canopy levels.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Distribution Area
An Indonesian endemic, the red bird-of-paradise is distributed to lowland rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta islands of Raja Ampat, West Papua. This species shares its home with another bird-of-paradise, the Wilson's bird-of-paradise. Hybridisation between these two species is not recorded but is expected because it is recorded for many other birds-of-paradise.
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Birds-of-paradise Species
Red Bird-of-paradise 
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