Blue Bird-of-paradise (Paradisornis rudolphi)

Other Names (World)
Blue Bird-of-paradise, Prince Rudolph's Blue Bird-of-paradise, Archduke Rudolph's Blue Bird-of-paradise

Family
Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Finsch, 1885)

Habitat
Lower montane forest. From 1,400 - 1,800 m, but occasionally from 1,100 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat loss and hunting are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Blue Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi) [XC595819]
by id from Tari village, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (call, song)

Blue Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi) [XC26620]
by Phil Gregory from below 'Warili Lodge', Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (song, male display song)

Subspecies
Genus name sometimes spelt Paradisea. Hybridization with Lawes's Parotia (Parotia lawesii) and Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) recorded. Proposed subspecies ampla (described from Mt Missim, in south-eastern New Guinea) synonymized with nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rudolphi (Finsch, 1885) - South-eastern New Guinea from eastern Highlands (Okapa) and Herzog Mts south-east to Owen Stanley Range.
margaritae Mayr & Gilliard, 1951 - East-central New Guinea (Tari area, Enga Highlands, Sepik-Wahgi Divide, Kubor Range, Mt Giluwe, Mt Hagen, Mt Karimui, Bismarck Range).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue Bird-of-paradise (Paradisornis rudolphi) - 10 files

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