THE BIRDS FROM PARADISE

CENDRAWASIH IS THE BIRDS FROM PARADISE

 cendrawasih or paradisoaeidae apoda, minor, cicinnurus Regius, and seleudicis melanoleuca is a typical bird of Papua Province. Of the 43 species of bird of paradise, 35 of which can be found in Papua.Bird of Paradise is considered a bird paradiseThe peculiarity of this bird found on the fur beautiful. And fur this beautiful bird of paradise is only possessed by males only. Well, generally the colors are very bright bird's feathers with a combination of black, brown, reddish, orange, yellow, white, blue, green and purple

These birds usually live in dense forest or in the lowlands. He has a habit of playing in the morning when the sun began to show light on the eastern horizon.Paradise male wearing a charming neck feathers to attract the opposite sex. Dance of male paradise very riveting. While singing on a limb, this stud wobbling in different directions. Sometimes even hanging upside down resting on the limb.By people in Papua, birds of paradise was believed to be the incarnation of the fairy-footed or Apoda, a beautiful bird but no legs, because they walk or just perched on a branch only.

Bird of Paradise was once quite a lot in the forest population of Papua, but as it continues to be hunted, ultimately this bird populations declined sharply and increasingly difficult to find. Not only hunted, but also more narrow breeding habitat for many forest logging.

Hmmm ... if not preserved and maintained, long may run out of birds of paradise in Indonesia!

They are found in eastern Indonesia, Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. Bird family members are known for the male bird feathers in many species, especially the fur is very long and complex that grows from the beak, wings or head. The size of Paradise birds of paradise from the King at 50 grams and 15 cm to Paradise Part-sickle Black at 110 cm-Crest and Paradise Manukod-rolled at 430 grams.

The most famous birds of paradise are members of the genus Paradisaea, including its type species, large yellow paradise, Paradisaea apoda. This species was described from specimens brought to Europe from trading expeditions. The specimen was prepared by native traders by removing the wings and legs in order to be decorated. It is not known by the explorers and lead to the belief that these birds never landed but remain in the air because of the feathers. This is the origin name of the bird of paradise ('bird paradise' by the British) and the name of the type apoda - which means 'no legs'.

Many species have elaborate mating ritual, mating system types Paradisaea are male birds gather to compete on the show keelokannya female birds to be mating. While other types such as the types Cicinnurus and Parotia have an irregular marriage dance. Males in sexually dimorphic species are polygamous. Many bird hybrids are described as new species, and several species of doubtful kevalidannya.

The number of eggs were somewhat less certain. In large type, perhaps almost always one egg. Small types can produce as many as 2-3 eggs (Mackay 1990

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