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11-SEP-2005

Lesser Bird of Paradise

The Lesser Bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea minor, is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea.
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Description
The Lesser Bird-of-paradise is medium-sized, up to 32 cm-long, maroon-brown with a yellow crown and brownish-yellow upper back. The male has a dark emerald-green throat, a pair of long tail-wires and is adorned with ornamental flank plumes which are deep yellow at their base and fade outwards into white. The female is a maroon bird with a dark-brown head and whitish underparts. Further study is required,[2] but it seems likely that birds of paradise also possess toxins in their skins, derived from their insect prey.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Bird-of-paradise

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