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Birds · Passeriformes · Paradisaeidae
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
Cicinnurus respublica
It could become endangered in the near future if current threats go unchecked. See full glossary
Wilson's bird-of-paradise — known in Spanish as ave del paraíso republicana or ave del paraíso de Wilson — is a passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae endemic to the Raja Ampat islands, in Indonesia. These are birds with ultra-strong sexual dimorphism: the males have striking colours and a tail shaped like a twirled moustache. The female, by contrast, has a short tail and brown plumage, with the crown somewhat coloured but less intensely than in the males. Its size is around 16 centimetres. Males weigh between 50 and 70 grams, while females do not exceed 60 grams.
Weight
50 g – 70 g
Size
16 cm – 21 cm
Lifespan
10 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.
Sighting difficulty
Moderate
Fun facts
- reproducciónThe males clear and sweep a particular patch of forest floor as a dance stage before each courtship display.
- The bare turquoise-blue skin of its head is so intense that it is visible at night, and comes not from pigment but from the microscopic structure of the skin itself.
- The male meticulously clears a stage on the forest floor, removing every fallen leaf, so that nothing distracts from the display of colour with which he courts from a vertical vine just above.
Life cycle & biology
- Skeleton type
- Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)
- Habitat & environment
- Hill and montane rainforest of the islands of Waigeo and Batanta, in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
- Sexual maturity
- 2 years
- Gestation / incubation
- 18 days of incubation
- Litter / clutch size
- 2 eggs
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicinnurus_respublica
Related species
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Wilson's Bird-of-paradise — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Western Superb Bird-of-Paradise
Lophorina superba
Greater Bird-of-Paradise
Paradisaea apoda
Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo
Dendrolagus lumholtzi
Victoria Crowned-Pigeon
Goura victoria
Nicobar Pigeon
Caloenas nicobarica
Dwarf Cassowary
Casuarius bennetti
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