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ForestCup nestMedium · 208 g
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The lesser bird-of-paradise is medium-sized, up to 32 cm (13 in), maroon-brown with a yellow crown and brownish-yellow upper back. The male has a dark emerald-green throat, a pair of long tail-wires and is adorned with ornamental flank plumes which are deep yellow at their base and fade outwards into white. The female is a maroon bird with a dark-brown head and whitish underparts. Further study is required, but it seems likely that birds-of-paradise also possess toxins in their skins, derived from their insect prey.
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When to see the Lesser Bird-of-paradise
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lesser Bird-of-paradise
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Lesser Bird-of-paradise
The lesser bird-of-paradise is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea.
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Easily confused with
Raggiana Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea raggianaThe Raggiana bird-of-paradise is 34 centimetres (13 in) long.
Red Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea rubraLarge, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow with a dark brown iris, grey legs, and yellow bill.
Greater Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea apodaThe greater bird-of-paradise is the largest member of the genus Paradisaea, with "the most glamorous display in the bird world".
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