Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae)
Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) - HBW 14, p. 475
French: Paradisier festonné
German: Schildparadiesvogel
Spanish: Ave-del-paraíso Festoneada
Taxonomy: Ptiloris paradiseus Swainson, 1825, no locality = northern New South Wales, Australia.
Monotypic.
Distribution: E coastal Australia, from SE Queensland (Calliope Range, S of Rockhampton) S on Great Dividing Range, also some lowlands to E, to NE New South Wales (S to just N of Newcastle).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched in a tree, preening and calling twice. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 2 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A female moving around in a tree through the mist Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2003 5 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
A male on a branch, then calling once. Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A poor view of a male on a high branch Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 31 October 2004 5 years ago 21 sec 3.6 -
A close-up of a male in a tree, looking around. Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 2 years ago 36 sec 3.5 -
A male on a branch Locality Mary Cairncross Reserve, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 August 1995 8 years ago 50 sec 3.3
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Paradise Riflebird displaying
Locality Binna Burra, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
cel_polo 20 October 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
A close-up of a male.
Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 October 2009 2 years ago 3.2 -
A female foraging.
Locality Australia (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 11 October 2007 3 years ago 3 -
Male Paradise Riflebird perching on branch
Locality Binna Burra, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
cel_polo 21 October 2011 1 year ago 2.5
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A bird calling twice, the first time with a single note, the second with a more typical double one. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
One call of a male.
Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 October 2009 2 years ago 3
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