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ForestCup nestMedium · 82 g
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The adult King of Saxony bird-of-paradise is approximately 22 cm long. The male is black and yellow with a dark brown iris, brownish-grey legs, a black bill with a bright aqua-green gape, and two remarkably long (up to 50 cm) scalloped, enamel-blue brow-plumes that can be independently erected at the bird's will. The unadorned female is greyish brown with barred underparts. The male's ornamental head plumes are so bizarre that, when the first specimen was brought to Europe, it was thought to be a fake.
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When to see the King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise
The King of Saxony bird-of-paradise is a bird in the bird-of-paradise family (Paradisaeidae). It is the only member of the genus Pteridophora. It is endemic to montane forest in New Guinea.
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Easily confused with
Princess Stephanie's AstrapiaAstrapia stephaniaeStephanie's astrapia is a most distinctive bird-of-paradise, and extremely unmistakable to recognize.
Ribbon-tailed AstrapiaAstrapia mayeriThe ribbon-tailed astrapia is medium-sized, up to 32 cm long (without including the tail of the male, which can be over 1 metre).
Red Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea rubraLarge, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow with a dark brown iris, grey legs, and yellow bill.
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