Lesser Bird of Paradise | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Paradisaea(Latin,paradise);minor(Latin,lesser);commonnamecontrastsitssmallersizewiththesimilarbutlargerGreaterBirdofParadise.Description.
Common nameLesser Bird of Paradise
Scientific nameParadisaea minor
EtymologyParadisaea (Latin, paradise); minor (Latin, lesser); common name contrasts its smaller size with the similar but larger Greater Bird of Paradise.
DescriptionSexually dimorphic. Both sexes average 32 cm in length (excluding central tail wires). Adult male has yellow head and back, iridescent green throat, body and wings brown, other than yellow stripe on lesser coverts, elongated yellow filamental flank plumes and elongated tail feathers reduced to fine brown ‘wires’. The adult female has dark brown head, buff-yellow nape and mantle, mid to dark brown upperparts and white underparts.
DietMostly fruit; includes arthropods.
HabitatLowland and hill forest, swamp forest, forest edges and secondary growth; adapt to human-modified environments; 0-1550m.
CourtshipPolygynous. Lekking males attend traditional tree perches that they defoliate. Up to 12 adult males may displa...
Lesser bird-of | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lesser Bird-of | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lesser Bird-of | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lesser Bird-of-paradise | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lesser Bird of Paradise | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lesser Bird of Paradise | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lesser Bird-of-paradise | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Lesser Bird-of | 台北市立動物園資訊網
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