The largest Bird of Paradise species is the Black Sicklebill (Epimachus Fastosus), measuring up to 43 inches (110 cm.). The smallest species is the King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus Regius), measuring 6.3-7.5 inches (16-19 cm.). The newest species is the Vogelkop Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina Niedda), which, although founded as a subspecies in 1930, became its own species in 2018. Birds of paradise lay clutches of 2-3 eggs […]
Today, we analyzed 3 samples of bird feather with a microscope. Field notes below:
This duck, native to Japan, Korea, China, and the United Kingdom, is one of the most colorful of it’s kind. The males are a rainbow of colors. The females are mostly grey with a tiny amount of blue on the wings. In fact, the Cantonese term for “mandarin duck” is “yuan-yang”, which means “Unlikely pair”. […]
This bird is from the Lowland forests of Papua New Guinea and is one of smallest birds-of-paradise. At 6 1/4 inches long, it has a yellow crest, a red head, a green-and-white underbelly, green-and-red-and-white wings, blue feet, and spiraled tail feathers. During courtship, this bird puffs out like a fluff ball as it’s spiraled tail […]
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