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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