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The King Bird of Paradise

The King Bird of Paradise. Scientific name: Cicinnurus Regius By: Hailey Sanne . Classification . Scientific name: Cicinnurus Regius. Kingdom: Animilia. Phylum: Chordata. Class: Aves. Order: Passeriformes. Family: Paradisaeidae. Genus: Cicinnurus. Species: 42 different kids.

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The King Bird of Paradise

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  1. The King Bird of Paradise Scientific name: Cicinnurus Regius By: Hailey Sanne

  2. 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.

  3. 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.)

  4. Distribution • The King lives in mostly New Guinea but also lives on several small islands.

  5. 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.

  6. Conservation Status • Stable and has little concern. • The king is staying stable.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Diet • The King eats fruits and insects. • They also eat some shrubs.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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/>.

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