Short-tailed paradigalla
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Short-tailed paradigalla
| image = Paradigalla brevicauda in tree.jpg
| image_caption = In Papua New Guinea
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Paradigalla
| species = brevicauda
| authority = Rothschild & Hartert, 1911
}}
The short-tailed paradigalla (Paradigalla brevicauda) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously.Grzimek, Bernhard Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. {{ISBN|0-7876-5362-4}} Text accessed at [http://www.answers.com/topic/short-tailed-paradigalla?cat=technology Answers.com]. 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 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Description
File:ParadigallaBrevicaudaGronvold.jpg
The short-tailed paradigalla is medium-sized, approximately 23 cm long, stocky black plumaged with slender black bill 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, by its smaller size, shorter tail feathers and lack of red on the wattles.
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External links
{{Commons|Paradigalla brevicauda}}
{{Wikispecies|Paradigalla brevicauda}}
- [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5815&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
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