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Long-tailed Paradigalla
Paradigalla carunculata Lesson, RP, 1835
Paradisaeidae — Birds-of-paradise
Long-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla carunculata, is a bird-of-paradise found in the Arfak Mountains of north-west New Guinea. It belongs to the family Paradisaeidae and is confined to this part of West Papua, Indonesia. Its most notable feature is the set of colourful facial wattles at the base of the bill, in yellow, red and sky-blue. The species has a long, pointed tail and a generally plain black plumage. The two sexes look much alike, though the female is a little smaller and less vivid.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradisaeidae — Birds-of-paradise
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Arfak Mts. (nw New Guinea)
