Long-tailed Paradigalla

Long-tailed ParadigallaThis bird-of-paradise lives in the mountains of western New Guinea. It has black plumage, colorful facial wattles, and a diet of fruit.What does it look like?Adult males and females look alike and are black. A yellow to greenish-yellow wattle sits above the bill, with blue and red wattles at the base of the lower bill.How does it live?This bird-of-paradise lives in the mountains of western New Guinea. It has black plumage, colorful facial wattles, and a diet of fruit.In observations published in 1875, Beccari reported it feeding on small, fleshy Urtica fruits and often perching atop dead trees without leaves or branches. On 5 July 2010, one adult female was recorded sitting on a nest in the Arfak Mountains.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.