EndangeredSouthern Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius
One of the 3 birds-of-paradise on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Paradisaeidae
Lophorina superba
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The superb bird-of-paradise is famous for the strangest courtship display in the animal kingdom. The male, velvety black, raises a cape of mantle feathers above his head and an iridescent blue breast shield, forming an oval figure that looks like a smiling face floating in the dark. He then hops around the female, clicking his tail feathers. His velvety black absorbs more than 99.9% of the light that falls on it.
Weight
74 g – 90 g
Size
25 cm – 26 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Lophorina superba
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Western Superb Bird-of-Paradise — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about western superb bird-of-paradise.
