Cenderawasih (Birds of Paradise)
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Paradisaea raggiana
- epik
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Papua New Guinea's national bird, on its flag. Males parade red-to-orange plumes at communal lek trees most of the year.
- Populasi
- Unknown/not quantified; described as common, with a decreasing population trend due to habitat loss and hunting pressure
- Habitat
- Lowland tropical moist forest, also montane forest, degraded former forest, and rural gardens
- Fakta menarik
- The Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, appearing on its national flag and coat of arms since 1971, and males gather in leks 30-100 meters wide to perform displays raising their ornamental orange-red flank plumes into a shimmering fan.
- Sebaran
- Southern and northeastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and Indonesia); extent of occurrence ~425,000 km²
- Makanan
- Omnivorous — primarily fruit, supplemented with arthropods; an important seed disperser for forest trees (e.g. mahogany, nutmeg)
- Ukuran
- 0,34 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
