Blue Birds of Paradise

Blue bird of paradise

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Video of Blue bird of paradise displaying!

Looks

Blue birds of paradise have blue-white beaks, black bodies and heads, and stunning blue wings. Its back and magnificent tail plumes are bright blue as well. A ring of white surrounds their eyes, and the males have two long black wires coming out from their tails, curling at the tips elegantly. The females have brown underparts, while the males have blue.

Feeding

Like the Raggiana bird of paradise, Blue birds of paradise usually just eat fruit, like figs and berries, with a few lizards and insects. They will sometimes defend and guard fruit trees.

Habitat
These birds live in southeastern New Guinea, in low montane forests.

Breeding

To attract a female, the male bird hangs upside down from a branch and fans out his tail plumes while making a metallic whirring sound. The blue bird of paradise bobs up and down, waving his tail at the females. Male Blue birds of paradise mate more than once in their lifetime. Once the two birds have mated, the female incubates and cares for the eggs and chicks by herself.