CENDRAWASIH
(By: RayhanSultanD "rayhandeyis.blogspot.com")
The bird of paradise or
usually known as Cendrawasih is one of the most magnificent animals which can
be found in Eastern Indonesia (Papua), New Guinea, and Eastern Australia. Its
beautiful plumage makes everyone amazed with this marvelous bird. Cendrawasih is a typical bird of Papua, member
of family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. There are around 13 genus
that divided into 43 species of cendrawasih which lives in the forest, from sea
level to mid-mountain forest.
Cendrawasih, the birds of
paradise have a various type and size. From the king of bird paradise
(cicinnurus regius) at 50gr and 15cm long to the curl crested manucode (manucodia comrii) at 430gr and
44cm. The longest species is refer to the male black sicklebill, with its long
tail at 110cm. In most species, male cendrawasih usually have longer and larger
tails than the female. They usually have different kind of bills too. Bills may
be long and curved or small and slim, depending on their sexes, species, and
diets.
Cendrawasih is omnivore.
Although its diet is dominated by fruit and small amount of nectar, small
arthropods like bug, cricket, spider, centipede, and other insect may also be
taken. The ratio of two diet types is according to its species, some will eat
more fruits than insects and others will eat more insects than fruits. This ratio will affect to the other behavior
of this bird too, for example the insectivores often have lonely and solitary
live, while the frugivores often live together and more socialable.
The male cendrawasih usually
have more stunning plumage than the female. They have black, red, orange,
yellow, white, blue, green, and purple plumage. The beauty of the colorful
plumage is often used to draw attention of the female and ritualized mating
dances.
Males are polygamous in some
species, but monogamous in monomorphic species. Hybridisation is frequent in
these birds. Many hybrids have been described as new species.
Females lay eggs in different
amount, depending on it species. For many species, it is almost just 1 egg, but
smaller species of cendrawasih may produce 2-3 eggs Eggs hatch after 16-22
days, then the young try to fly alone and leave the nest between 16-30 days of
ages.
Because
of the Birds unique and stunning colors, they have been hunted for centuries,
their plumage used for women’s fashionwear, decoration, and supposed mystical
powers. There was once a myth that the birds had
come from the gods and never touched the earth, and this myth only served to
accentuate the value of the birds until their plumage were in such demand that
the species nearly reached extinction. Birds of
Paradise are currently listed as endangered species, but this has not stopped
the illegal trade and export of the birds on the black market
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Desc: Adapted from many sources
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