Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae)
Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleucus) - HBW 14, p. 485
French: Paradisier multifil
German: Fadenparadieshopf
Spanish: Ave-del-paraíso Filamentosa
Other common names: Twelve-wired Paradise Bird
Taxonomy: Paradisea melanoleuca Daudin, 1800, "Waigiou"; error = Salawati or the Vogelkop, New Guinea.
Intergeneric hybridization with Ptiloris magnificus and Paradisaea minor recorded. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanoleucus ( Daudin, 1800) - West Papuan Is (Salawati) and W & S New Guinea from Vogelkop E in N watershed to Mamberamo R and, in S watershed, to Port Moresby area and possibly to Milne Bay.
- auripennis Schlüter, 1911 - N New Guinea from Mamberamo R to Ramu R.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a dead tree performing the courtship display. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp auripennis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 4 years ago 45 sec 4.4 -
A male displaying, moving down and up on a trunk Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp melanoleuca)
Keith Barnes 12 June 2007 4 years ago 44 sec 4 -
A perched male Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2005 6 years ago 17 sec 3.8 -
A male, perched on top of a dead tree, claim, and arranges his plumage. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp auripennis)
Carmelo López 16 October 2012 28 weeks ago 40 sec 3.5 -
A bird on top of a trunk Locality Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp melanoleuca)
Rigdon Currie 30 June 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 3.5 -
Adult male then Juvenile male. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 8 August 2008 4 years ago 54 sec 2.7
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A male perched on a branch.
Locality New Guinea
Brian J. Coates 34 weeks ago 4.5 -
A perched bird.
Locality Bali Bird Park, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp auripennis)
mehdhalaouate 25 February 2009 3 years ago 4 -
High on a tree trunk on the bank of the Elevala River.
Locality Kwatu Lodge, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Lee Hunter 14 July 2011 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male perched on top of a dead tree.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp auripennis)
Carmelo López 20 October 2012 28 weeks ago 3 -
Adult male in breeding plumage.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 3 June 2012 39 weeks ago 3 -
Adult female.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 16 October 2011 1 year ago 2.8
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A male calling once (repeated). Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
(ssp auripennis)
Carmelo López 16 October 2012 18 weeks ago 4
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