Cendrawasih The Beautiful Bird from
Indonesia – Many beautiful bird in the world, one of them is from Indonesia, It
is Cendrawasih. Cendrawasih (Indonesian commonly called), deserves got the
title of the Birds of Paradise. Birds of Paradise which is a typical bird of
the Papua Island, especially the males, have beautiful feathers like an angel
coming down from heaven. Matchless beauty of paradise feathers. Birds of
Paradise is a collection of bird species are grouped in families Paradisaeidae.
The bird is only found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern
Australia consists of 14 kinds and about 43 species. The 30's of species of
which can be found in Indonesia.
In Papua, birds of paradise is
believed to be the incarnation of an angel from heaven. This bird was once
considered a beautiful bird but no legs. They will not turung to the ground but
just being in the air just because beautiful feathers. Since then Cenderawasih
bird known as Bird of Paradise or Birds of Paradise (Heaven). And some
well-known is the naming of the genus Paradisaea derived from the word
Paradise. Description and characteristics of Paradise. Birds of paradise
feathers have a beautiful characteristic possessed by male birds. Generally
brightly colored feathers with a combination of multiple colors like black,
brown, red, orange, yellow, white, blue, green and purple.
Size Cenderawasih bird diversity.
Ranging from the size of 15 cm with a weight of 50 grams as the type of
Paradise King (Cicinnurus regius), up to a size of 110 cm of Paradise Part
Sabit Black (Epimachus albertisi) or weighing up to 430 grams as in Paradise
Manukod Jambul-rolled (Manucodia comrii ).
The beauty of the male bird of
paradise feathers used to attract the opposite sex. To 'seduce' the female to
be willing to be invited mating, males will show off their feathers by
performing dances beautifully. While singing in the branches, swaying with the
movement of males in different directions. In fact, sometimes up hanging upside
down resting on the limb. However, each species of bird of paradise must have
its own type of dances.
Bird of Paradise has a dense
forest habitat is generally in the low-lying areas. Bird of paradise can be
found on several islands in eastern Indonesia such as Maluku and Papua. It can
also be found in Papua New Guinea and East Australian. Cenrawasih consists of
13 genus has about 43 species (kinds). Indonesia is a country with the highest
number of species of bird of paradise. Estimated to be about 30 species of bird
of paradise can be found in Indonesia. And 28 species of which live on the
island of Papua.
Dead Wire paradise bird
(Seleucidis melanoleuca) is set as Identity of Fauna Papua province. And some
types such as King Paradise, Baldy Paradise, Red Bird Paradise, Toowa Paradise
and Small Yellow Bird Paradise, has been included in the list of protected
species. Unfortunately Paradise bird populations are increasingly threatened
and endangered due to poaching and illegal trade continued until now.
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