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Ptiloris paradiseus
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taxon, (Swainson, 1825) species of paradisaeidae
Species
Paradise Riflebird
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParadisaeidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 680
- With media
- 158
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANWC
- Recorded in
- Australia
Bird sounds
- song· Australia· quality A
- song· Australia· quality A
- call· Australia· quality A
- song· Australia· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
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Encyclopedic overview
The paradise riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) is a passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae. It is one of four riflebird species in the genus Ptiloris. It is found in subtropical, temperate rainforests in eastern Australia. The species is sexually dimorphic; the male is black with iridescent blue-green patches, while the female is gray-brown and white.
The paradise riflebird is frugivorous and insectivorous. During breeding season, males are promiscuous and perform solitary displays for females, which involves moving rapidly from side to side with the head tilted back, showing off the neck plumage.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ptiloris paradiseus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.