It is better to be a young June-bug
It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.
A Mark Twain quotation
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Paradisaea apoda, This bird, is a large, up to 43cm long, maroon brown bird with a yellow crown, dark emerald green throat and blackish brown breast cushion. The male is adorned with large yellow ornamental flank plumes and a pair of long tail wires. The female has unbarred maroon brown plumage.
The largest member in the genus Paradisaea, is distributed to lowland and hill forests of southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and small insects.
A common species throughout its native range, this bird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.
By Mark Twain
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The bird of paradise alights…
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.
A John Berry quotation
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This bird, Cicinnurus respublica, is a small, up to 21cm long or less, passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. The male is a red and black bird with a yellow mantle on its neck, light green mouth, rich blue feet and two curved violet tail feathers. The head is naked blue with black double cross pattern on it. The female is a brownish bird with bare blue crown.
An Indonesian endemic, this bird is distributed to the hill and lowland rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta Islands off West Papua. The diet consists mainly of fruits and small insects.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and exploitation, this bird is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.
By John Berry
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