The
Red Bird Of Paradise
An Indonesian endemic, the Red Bird of
Paradise is distributed to lowland rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta islands of
West Papua. This species shares its home with another bird of paradise, the
Wilson's Bird of Paradise. Hybridisation between these two species are expected
but not recorded yet.
The Red Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea
rubra is a large, up to 33cm long, brown and yellow bird of paradise with a
dark brown iris, grey legs and yellow bill. The male has an emerald green face,
a pair of elongated black corkscrew-shaped tail wires, dark green feather
pompoms above each eye and a train of glossy crimson red plumes with whitish
tips at either side of the breast.
The male measures up to 72 cm long,
including the ornamental red plumes that require at least six years to fully
attain. The female resembles the male but is smaller in size, with a dark brown
face and has no ornamental red plumes. The diet consists mainly of fruits,
berries and arthropods.
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