Cenderawasih (Birds of Paradise)
Blue Bird-of-paradise
Paradisornis rudolphi
- mistis
- 1077 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Near Threatened. Males hang upside-down, fanning cobalt plumes around a pulsing black oval with a red border.
- Populasi
- 3,800–20,000 mature individuals, decreasing
- Habitat
- Lower montane forest, primarily 1,400–1,800 m elevation (occasionally 1,100–2,000 m); tolerates garden mosaics and degraded habitat but prefers primary forest for display sites
- Fakta menarik
- The male performs a spectacular solitary courtship display by hanging upside-down from a branch, fanning his violet-blue flank plumes like an apron while making a soft, insect-like buzzing sound and pulsating a black, red-bordered oval patch on his chest.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to Papua New Guinea's eastern Central Ranges, from the Owen Stanley Range westward through the Herzog Mountains (also reported Tari Valley/Bismarck Range areas in some sources); two subspecies, P. r. rudolphi (southeast) and P. r. margaritae (east-central)
- Makanan
- Primarily frugivorous (figs, drupes, berries), supplemented with arthropods and occasionally small vertebrates such as reptiles
- Ukuran
- 0,3 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
