The King Bird of Paradise
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The King Bird of ParadiseScientific name: Cicinnurus Regius
By: Hailey Sanne
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Classification Scientific name: Cicinnurus Regius. Kingdom: Animilia. Phylum: Chordata. Class: Aves. Order: Passeriformes. Family: Paradisaeidae. Genus: Cicinnurus. Species: 42 different kids. Related to: Other birds of Paradise.
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Physical Characteristics Has a crow-like body shape. Strong powerful feet &bill. Bill is used for digging for insects. Males: Known for their streamers and wiry head and tail
extensions. Have blue feet and green tail. Females: Colored brownish and almost back under the chest area
with camouflage. Size: 10-17 in. long (plumes can reach16 in.) (tail and feathers
can reach 27 in.)
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Distribution The King lives in mostly New Guinea
but also lives on several small islands.
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Habitat Very mountainous. Tropical place. It can be dry and humid but can also
be very wet depending on which part of New Guinea the King lives in.
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Conservation Status Stable and has little concern. The king is staying stable.
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Reproductive Characteristics
The male will do a persistent call for the females. They will pose for them and flaunt their tail in the
air to show off. Will do this alone with few other birds around to
grab the females attention. Around 1-2 yrs. old when reproductive. Has 1-2 eggs at a time.
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Parental Care The babies stay in the nest anywhere from 17-30
days and will stay with their mom for several months afterward.
After the babies are born the male leaves and goes and mates with other female birds to keep the population growing.
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Longevity and Morality The bird in captivity lives for 20-30 years. Researches don’t know how long the birds live in the wild
though. Both birds live the same in captivity. People come to the zoos to see the King and often take
pictures of them.
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Seasonal Patterns
During mating season the males are flirty and like to show off.
All the rest of the time the Kings just explore New Guinea and the islands they live on.
They do not migrate, hibernate or torpor. They stay in New Guinea and their islands.
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Diet The King eats fruits and insects. They also eat some shrubs.
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Predator Relationships The King bird of paradise has no real
predators. The only real threat they have is
humans tearing down their habitat for agriculture.
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Human Relationships Humans are very careful around the bird of paradise. They have put some in zoos so that more of the world
can see them; and for them to become more known. They are used mostly in zoos. It impacts the birds that humans are around them,
but they put no harm towards the birds.
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Fun Facts! They have a tail that looks like a leaf in
a spiral shape. It has no real predator. Its rare and only located on certain
islands.
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Work Cited http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/King_Bird_of_Paradise <http://animallist.weebly.com/ bird-of-paradise.html>. <http://www.arkive.org/ king-bird-of-paradise/cicinnurus-regius/>. <http://animals.jrank.org/pages/1434/ Birds-Paradise-Paradisaeidae-KING-BIRD-PARADISE-Cicinnurus-regius-SPECIES-
ACCOUNT S.html>. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ nature/epi < <http://australianmuseum.net.au/King-Bird-of-Paradise>.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/search>. sodes/birds- <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/birds-of-the-gods/
bird-of-par <http://twearth.com/ species/king-bird-of-paradise>. adise-facts/6236/>. of-the-gods/bird-of-paradise-facts/6236/>.