Facts of King Paradise Bird

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Scientific name: Cicinnurus regius
Family: Paradisaeidae
Wing Spar: Up to 180 cm (71 inch)
Length: Up to 16 cm (6.3 inch)
Weight: Up to 450g (1 lbs)
Distribution:New Guinea

The King Bird-of-Paradise is a passerine bird and is the sole member of the genus Cicinnurus.
It is distributed throughout owland forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. It is called a "living gem" because of its unique features. It is not only the smallest but also the most
vividly colored among birds-of- paradise. With males being crimson and white with bright blue
feet and green-tipped fan-likeplumes on his shoulder.

The two elongated tail wires are decorated with emerald green disk feathers on its tip. However, the unadorned females are brown birds with barring belows, making such a significant contrast compared to their counterparts
During mating season, an extraordinary courtship display is performed by the male with a series of tail swinging, fluffing of the white abdominal feathers that makes the bird look like a cottonball, and acrobatic movements of their elongated tail wires.