The short-tailed paradigalla (''Paradigalla brevicauda'') is a species of

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. Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously. Grzimek, Bernhard ''Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia''. Text accessed a
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It inhabits the New Guinea Highlands forests. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and insects. The short-tailed paradigalla is evaluated as Least Concern on the

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of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of

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Description

The short-tailed paradigalla is medium-sized, approximately 23 cm long, stocky black plumaged with slender black

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and bright yellow and blue wattles in front of each eye. The sexes are almost similar in appearance: the female is smaller than the male with a duller plumage and smaller wattles. The short-tailed paradigalla is distinguished from its nearest relative, the

long-tailed paradigalla The long-tailed paradigalla (''Paradigalla carunculata'') is a large, approximately 37 cm long, black bird-of-paradise with long and pointed tail. One of the most plain members in the family Paradisaeidae, its only adornment is the colorful f ...

, by its smaller size, shorter tail feathers and lack of red on the wattles.

References

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet
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