| Paradisaea | |
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| Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Paradisaea Linnaeus,1758 |
| Type species | |
| Paradisaea apoda (greater bird-of-paradise) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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The genusParadisaea consists of six species of birds-of-paradise (familyParadisaeidae). The genus is found on the island ofNew Guinea as well as the nearby islands groups of theAru Islands,D'Entrecasteaux Islands andRaja Ampat Islands. The species inhabit a range of forest types from sea level to mid-montane forests. Several species have highly restricted distributions, and all species have disjunct distributions.[2] A 2009 study examining themitochondrial DNA of the family found that theParadisaea birds-of-paradise were in aclade with the genusCicinnurus. It showed that the blue bird-of-paradise was a sister taxon to all the other species in this genus.[3]
All are large, andsexually dimorphic. Theplumage of the males includes characteristic grossly elongated flankplumes (which emerge from beneath the wings and strictly speaking are flank plumes pectoral plumes), and a pair of wire-like feathers emerging from the end of the tail. The flank plumes are used during breeding displays.[2]
The name,Paradisaea, is the Latinized form of "paradise". The local name in Indonesia iscenderawasih.
The genusParadisaea was introduced by the Swedish naturalistCarl Linnaeus in 1758 in thetenth edition of hisSystema Naturae.[4][a] The genus name is fromLate Latinparadisus meaning "paradise".[6] Thetype species was designated as thegreater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) byGeorge Robert Gray in 1840.[7][8]
The genus contains six species.[9]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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 | Greater bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea apoda | Southwestern and southern New Guinea, as well as the Aru Islands; found at altitudes around 900–950 m. |
 | Raggiana bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea raggiana | Most of South, East-Central, Eastern and Southeastern New Guinea; typically found around at 1500 m in altitude. |
 | Lesser bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea minor | Most of Northern, Northwestern and Western New Guinea (nominate race found also onMisool and other nearby islands.), also Eastern New Guinea near theHuon region; found at altitudes from 0–1500 m. |
 | Goldie's bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea decora | Fergusson andNormanby islands in theD’Entrecasteaux Archipelago located Southeast of New Guinea; found at lower altitudes than otherParadisaea members. |
 | Red bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea rubra | Waigeo andBatanta islands ofRaja Ampat inWest Papua at altitudes of around 550–600 m. |
 | Emperor bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea guilielmi | Mountains in theHuon Peninsula in Northeastern New Guinea; commonly found at altitudes of 1300–1500 m, though can be found lower at 400–670 m. |
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