- Paradise Riflebird
Taxobox
name = Paradise Riflebird
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
image_width = 225px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Paradisaeidae
genus = "Ptiloris "
species = "P. paradiseus"
binomial = "Ptiloris paradiseus"
binomial_authority = Swainson, 1825The Paradise Riflebird, "Ptiloris paradiseus" is a medium-sized, up to 30cm long,passerine bird of theParadisaeidae family. The male is a blackbird of paradise 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 ofNew South Wales and centralQueensland . The diet consists mainly of insects and fruits.In displays, the male extends his wings and fans them upward with its head behind the wings to expose his metallic green throat feathers. He then moves his head from side to side with open bill to show off his bright yellow mouth.
The Paradise Riflebird is evaluated as Least Concern on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II ofCITES .References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5829&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=18815 IUCN Red List]
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