Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor)

Other Names (World)
Lesser Bird-of-paradise, Little Emerald Bird-of-paradise

Family
Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)

Size
32 cm

First Described (Guide)
Shaw, 1809

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mainly fruits and insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (42)...)

Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) [XC140906]
by Bas van Balen from Waropen Atas, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) [XC366019]
by Peter Ericsson from Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Has been suggested to form a superspecies with Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda), Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), Goldie's Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea decora) and Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra). Hybridization with Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) and Emperor Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi) and also, intergenerically, with Magnificent Riflebird (Lophorina magnifica), Magnificent Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) and Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleucus) recorded.

Proposed subspecies pulchra (described from Misool, in West Papuan Is) synonymized with nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

minor Shaw, 1809 - West Papuan Is (Misool) and western New Guinea eastern in northern watershed to West Papua-Papua New Guinea border and, in southern watershed, to Etna Bay.
jobiensis Rothschild, 1897 - Yapen I, in Geelvink Bay (north-western New Guinea).
finschi A. B. Meyer, 1885 - Northern New Guinea from just east of border east to Gogol and upper Ramu R.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) - 10 files

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