Short-tailed Paradigalla

The Short-tailed Paradigalla is distinguished from its nearest relative, the Long-tailed Paradigalla, by its smaller size, shorter tail feathers and lack of red on the wattles. Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously. It inhabits the mountain forests of New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and insects.

The Short-tailed Paradigalla is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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The Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda is a medium-sized, approximately 23 cm long, stocky black plumaged bird-of-paradise with slender black bill and bright yellow and blue wattles in front of each eye. The sexes are almost similar in appearance: the female is smaller than the male with a duller plumage and smaller wattles. The Short-tailed Paradigalla is distinguished from its nearest relative, the Long-tailed Paradigalla, by its smaller size, shorter tail feathers and lack of red on the wattles. More

Short-tailed Paradigalla gorging itself on berries in the mists of Tari Tari, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea Christian Boix Hin... 31 July 2003 21 weeks ago 2. More

The Short-tailed Paradigalla is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

Short-tailed Paradigalla, Papua New Guinea, Tari July 2009 © Simon Woolley A subtly stunning BoP Full trip report online Send this as a postcard Short-tailed Paradigalla - Showing Records 1 through 4 of 4 Total Records More