Short-tailed paradigalla

The short-tailed paradigalla (Paradigalla brevicauda) is a species of bird-of-paradise.

Short-tailed paradigalla
In Papua New Guinea

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Paradigalla
Species:
P. brevicauda
Binomial name
Paradigalla brevicauda

Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously.[2] It inhabits the New Guinea Highlands forests. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and insects.

The short-tailed paradigalla is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Description
Illustration of a male

The short-tailed paradigalla is medium-sized, approximately 23 cm long, stocky black plumaged 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.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Paradigalla brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Grzimek, Bernhard Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. ISBN 0-7876-5362-4 Text accessed at Answers.com.
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