Paradise Riflebird

Endemic to eastern Australia, the Paradise Riflebird is distributed to rainforests of New South Wales and central Queensland. The diet consists mainly of insects and fruits.

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

Paradise Riflebirds have the unusual habit of draping cast-off snake skins on the rims of nests. It is not known if the snake skins are for purely decorative purposes or whether they are also useful for scaring off potential nest robbers. Facts and figures Research Species: No Minimum size: 28 cm Maximum size: 30 cm Average size: 29 cm Breeding season: September to January Clutch size: Two, occasionally one. More

Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus (Male) More

The Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus, is a medium-sized, up to 30 cm long, passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Birds of Paradise) family. The male is black with an iridescent greenish blue crown, throat and central tail feathers. It has a black curved bill, black feet, dark brown iris and yellow mouth. The female is an olive brown bird with barred blackish below. Endemic to eastern Australia, the Paradise Riflebird is distributed to rainforests of New South Wales and central Queensland. More

Only the paradise riflebird does not occur in the north-east, but it is an inhabitant of the subtropical and temperate rainforests that straddle the border between Queensland and New South Wales. Distribution - Image © Nemingha 2009. Image © Nemingha 2009. Victoria's riflebird - Named after Queen Victoria, and just 23-25 cm long, these are the smallest of the Australian riflebirds. More

Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) = French: Paradisier festonné German: Schildparadiesvogel Spanish: Ave-del-paraíso Festoneada Taxonomy: Ptiloris paradiseus Swainson, 1825, no locality = northern New South Wales, Australia. Monotypic. Distribution: E coastal Australia, from SE Queensland (Calliope Range, S of Rockhampton) S on Great Dividing Range, also some lowlands to E, to NE New South Wales (S to just N of Newcastle). More

Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) 00:53 - 3 years ago Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) Filmed at Mary Cairncross Reserve, Se Qld September 1995 using Canon EX1 Hi8 & Sigma 400mm lens. Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) Filmed at Mary Cairncross Reserve, Se Qld September 1995 using Canon EX1 Hi8 & Sigma 400mm lens.all » Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) Filmed at Mary Cairncross Reserve, Se Qld September 1995 using Canon EX1 Hi8 & Sigma 400mm lens.« Download video - iPod/PSPDownload is starting. More

* Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus * Victoria's Riflebird, Ptiloris victoriae Genus Epimachus * Black Sicklebill, Epimachus fastuosus * Brown Sicklebill, Epimachus meyeri * Black-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus albertisi * Pale-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus bruijnii Genus Cicinnurus * Magnificent Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus magnificus * Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus respublica More

* Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus * Victoria's Riflebird, Ptiloris victoriae 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

Paradise Riflebird Size: 25-30cm Habitat: Located in the rainforests of Southeast Queensland and Northern NSW, climbs through the rainforest canopy tearing away rotten wood in search of insects and fruit. Notes: Black bird with iridescent green/blue crown, throat, breast and tail, long black bill. Females brown with paler chest and belly. Breeds Spring-Mid Summer. For more information on Paradise Riflebird see references. Images have been uploaded in low resolution for storage efficiency, ( they do not reflect the true image quality). More

Paradise Riflebird - Photo copyright Greg Holland and Leon KeaseyParadise Riflebird Photo copyright Greg Holland and Leon Keasey King Bird-of-Paradise - Photo copyright Tony Tilford and John Cooke - TC NatureKing Bird-of-ParadisePhoto copyright Tony Tilford and John Cooke - TC Nature Stephanie's Astrapia - Photo copyright Hideo TaniStephanie's AstrapiaPhoto copyright Hideo Tani... More

- Paradise Riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus - Black Sicklebill, Epimachus fastuosus - Brown Sicklebill, Epimachus meyeri - Black-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus albertisi - Pale-billed Sicklebill, Epimachus bruijnii - Magnificent Bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus magnificus - Wilson's Bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus respublica - King Bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius - Standardwing, Semioptera wallacii - Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus - Red Bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra - Lesser Bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea minor - Greater Bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda - More

Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus = Described by: Swainson (1825) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range E. Australia; Se. Queensland at least formerly n. More

Paradise Riflebird ( Ptiloris paradiseus ) = Paradise Riflebird | Ptiloris paradiseus photo Paradise Riflebird Image by Ken Clifton - Some rights reserved. Paradise Riflebird | Ptiloris paradiseus photo Paradise Riflebird Image by Ken Clifton - Some rights reserved. Paradise Riflebird | Ptiloris paradiseus photo Paradise Riflebird Image by Ken Clifton - Some rights reserved. More

Paradise Riflebird distribution map The male Paradise Riflebird has shiny black plumage with iridescent green marking on top of head and upper breast. The tail is short with iridescent blue-green central tail feathers. The beak is long and curved. The female is grey-brown above with... More

The Paradise Riflebird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Ptiloris paradiseus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. More

* Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus * Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae * Superb Bird-of-paradise Lophorina superba * Black Sicklebill Epimachus fastuosus * Brown Sicklebill Epimachus meyeri * Black-billed Sicklebill Epimachus More

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