King bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)The king bird-of-paradise is a passerine bird of the Paradi
King bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)The king bird-of-paradise is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Bird-of-paradise) family. It is the sole member of the genus Cicinnurus.The king bird-of-paradise is distributed throughout lowland forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. An extraordinary courtship display is performed by the male with a series of tail swinging, fluffing of the white abdominal feathers that makes the bird look like a cottonball, and acrobatic movements of their elongated tail wires. photo credits: Doug Janson -- source link
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