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ForestCup nestMedium · 164 g
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The blue bird-of-paradise is around 30 cm (12 in) in length (excluding the long tail wires), rivaling some of the Paradisaea and Manucodia species. It typically weighs between 124 and 166 g (4.4 and 5.9 oz). Males tend to be larger than females. This species is sexually dimorphic, though maintains a lot of similarities between the two sexes. Males are glossy black from their heads to mantle with silver-white crescents surrounding the eyes. These feathers are iridescent, ranging from a red gloss on the neck to blues on the mantle. They have a blackish-blue underbelly.
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When to see the Blue Bird-of-paradise
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blue Bird-of-paradise
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blue Bird-of-paradise
The blue bird-of-paradise is a large species of bird-of-paradise. It is the only species in the genus Paradisornis, but was previously included in the genus Paradisaea.
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Easily confused with
Queen Carola's ParotiaParotia carolaeCarola's parotia is medium-sized, up to 26 cm long.
StandardwingSemioptera wallaciiThe standardwing bird-of-paradise is medium-sized, approximately 28 cm long, and olive brown.
Halmahera Paradise-crowLycocorax pyrrhopterusThe Halmahera paradise-crow is a medium-sized bird-of-paradise, reaching a body length of up to 42 cm, with a dark, soft and silky plumage that may appear all black, but is in fact a very dark brown.
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