Raggiana bird of paradise

This website is about The raggiana bird of paradise from Papua new guinea

This website is a project for school. Everyone had a bird and we would learn all about and do some projects on our bird. My Bird is the raggiana bird of paradise. When researching this bird I found that there is not much information on my bird compared to other birds so I thought it would be a good idea to make a website.

• The red on the flag symbolizes bravery.
• The black on the flag symbolizes the people of Papua new guinea.
• the yellow symbolizes the mineral wealth in Papua new guinea.
• These are all traditional colours of Papua new guinea.
• The southern cross symbolizes its connection with other countries in the south pacific.
• The raggaina bird of paradise symbolizes Papua new guineas emergence into nationhood.

 

Significance to country

The Raggiana bird of paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea. It is also on the flag. Some villagers of Papua New Guinea crop the feathers and create headpieces using them.

Habitat

These birds live in forests and jungles, up great trees 30m-40m high. These birds’ leks(a patch of ground used for communal display in the breeding season by the males of certain birds and mammals) can be 30m-100m in diameter.  Even though they live at top canopy they hang around in mid-canopy

Diet

The Raggiana bird of paradise is an omnivore, eating arthropods and fruit.

 

Nesting      

The peak breeding season is between June and October. Females build the nest alone, and Males take no part in nesting duties. They lay 2 pinkish eggs, incubation takes 18-20 days and the chicks leave the nest 17-20 days after hatching.

 

Behaviours

The way these bird flies is described as “floppy and undulating”.  To show that they are the best mate these birds will puff up all their feathers making themselves look big, showing all there magnificent colours and feathers.

Communication 

During courtship displays, they are very loud and flash their colourful feathers

 

Appearance

Males have bright iridescent plumage, and their feathers are very “poofy” and it makes them look bigger than they are. They have many coloured feathers, multiple browns and reds, black yellow and emerald green. The feathers make them look slightly strange.

Females are a drab uniform brown and almost the exact opposite to the males. And what a “normal” bird will look like.