Blue Bird of Paradise

Blue Bird of Paradise or the scientific name Paradisaea Rudolphi is a kind of medium-sized birds of paradise, with a length of about 30cm, of the genus Paradisaea. This bird is black and blue, bluish-white beak, gray legs, dark brown iris, around the eyes there are two half circles of white and light blue wings.

Adult male birds have feathers on the side of the chest decorative tassels that purplish blue when viewed from below and reddish brown when viewed from above. In the chest there is a black oval circle with a red edge. In birds there are two long straps are black with blue rounded tip. Females are smaller, without feathers adorned with decorations and lower body reddish brown.

Blue Bird of Paradise there are dispersion area in the mountainous forests of eastern Papua New Guinea and southeast, mostly from a height of 1,400 meters to a height of 1,800 meters above sea level.

Blue Paradise is a polygamous species. Male birds attract couples with ritual dances that showcased jewelry feathers. Unlike other Paradisaea birds of paradise, Bird of Paradise Blue males do not dance in groups. Males hang down his body, opened the exhibit feather decorations such as blue fan while singing with a voice like a low hum. Nearby there is a female. After copulation, males leave the females and start looking for another partner. Blue Paradise bird feed consisting of fresh fruits and various insects.

Blue Bird of Paradise was discovered by Carl Hunstein in one of his expedition on the island of New Guinea in 1884. The scientific name commemorates an endangered species of Austria's crown prince named Rudolf von Österreich-Ungarn.

Based on the loss of forest habitat continues, as well as population and area where the bird was found to be very limited, Paradise Blue evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The species is listed in CITES Appendix II and are protected by law in Papua New Guinea.

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