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Paradisaea apoda
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species of bird
OverviewAI-generated
Paradisaea apoda, commonly known as the Greater Bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird within the family Paradisaeidae. It belongs to the genus Paradisaea and is classified in the order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species has a mass of 250 and a litter size of 1.
Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern as of 2024. Records indicate occurrences in Papua New Guinea, the United States, Indonesia, and Samoa. The species is held in collections at institutions including MCZ, CUMV, FMNH, CMNH, and CLO.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParadisaeidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 363
- With media
- 120
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Collections
- MCZ, CUMV, FMNH, CMNH, CLO
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, United States, Indonesia, Samoa
Bird sounds
- call· Papua New Guinea· quality A
- call· Papua New Guinea· quality A
- call· Papua New Guinea· quality A
- call· Papua New Guinea· quality A
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Paradisaea
- Mass
- 250
- Image
- Paradisaea apoda -Bali Bird Park-5.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Paradisaea apoda
- taxon name
- Paradisaea apoda
- Commons gallery
- Paradisaea apoda
- taxon common name
- smeđoleđa rajska ptica
- litter size
- 1
- short name
- P. apoda
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Encyclopedic overview
The greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea.
Carl Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise", because early trade skins to reach Europe were prepared without wings or feet by the indigenous New Guinean people; this led to the misconception that these birds were beautiful visitors from paradise that were kept aloft by their plumes and never touched the earth until death.
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