Short-tailed Paradigallas
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The Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda is a medium-sized, approximately 23cm long, stocky black plumaged bird of paradise with slender black bill and bright yellow and blue wattles in front of each eye. The sexes are almost similar in appearance: the female is smaller than the male with a duller plumage and smaller wattles.
The Short-tailed Paradigalla is distinguished from its nearest relative, the Long-tailed Paradigalla, by its smaller size, shorter tail feathers and lack of red on the wattles. Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously.
Distribution / Range
It inhabits the mountain forests of New Guinea.
Diet / Feeding
The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and insects.
Status
The Short-tailed Paradigalla is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
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