Paradisaeidae
E184657
Paradisaeidae is the bird-of-paradise family, a group of passerine birds known for the males’ spectacular plumage and elaborate courtship displays, found mainly in New Guinea and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradisaeidae canonical | 2 |
| Paradisaeinae | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
elaborate male courtship displays
ⓘ
extremely ornate male plumage ⓘ sexual dimorphism ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
bird of paradise
ⓘ
surface form:
bird-of-paradise family
birds-of-paradise ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting for plumes ⓘ |
| describedBy | Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forest
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasGenus |
Astrapia
ⓘ
Cicinnurus ⓘ Cnemophilinae ⓘ
surface form:
Cnemophilus
Drepanornis ⓘ Epimachus ⓘ Lophorina ⓘ Loria ⓘ Manucodia ⓘ Melampitta ⓘ Paradisaea ⓘ Parotia ⓘ Phonygammus ⓘ Polypodiophyta ⓘ
surface form:
Pteridophora
Ptiloris ⓘ Seleucidis ⓘ Semioptera ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesCountApprox | around 40 species ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Cnemophilinae
ⓘ
Epimachinae ⓘ Lophorinae ⓘ Myadestinae ⓘ
surface form:
Melampittinae
Paradisaeidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paradisaeinae
|
| infraorder | Corvida ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Aru Islands
ⓘ
Maluku Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Moluccas
New Guinea ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ West Papua ⓘ eastern Indonesia ⓘ northeastern Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural significance in New Guinea
ⓘ
influence on sexual selection studies ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | lekking behavior in many species ⓘ |
| suborder | Passeri ⓘ |
| superfamily | Corvoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Paradisaea ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1841 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paradisaeinae