The King Bird of Paradise....

King Bird of Paradise

Cicinnurus Regius:

The King Bird of paradise, Cicinnurus regius is a small but very beautiful bird, Cicinnurus regius is approximately 16 cm long, passerine bird (relating to or denoting birds of a large order distinguished by having feet that are adapted for perching, including all songbirds) of the Paradisaeidae (Bird of paradise) family. The male has scarlet and white with bright blue feet and green tipped fan like quills on its shoulder. The two extensive tail wires are embellish with emerald green disk feathers on its end. The unvarnished female is a brown bird with excepting below.

King Bird of Paradise

Behaviour & Threat:

An extraordinary courtship display is performed by the male with a series of tail rocking, fluffing of its white belly feathers that makes the bird look like a cottonball, and acrobatic movements of its embellish tail wires. Pervasive and a common species throughout its large habitat range, the King Bird of paradise is measured as Least Concern on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature of Threatened Species.

King Bird of Paradise 

Habitat:

The King bird of paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is scattered throughout lowland forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. This so called "living gem" is the smallest and most vivaciously colored bird among birds of paradise. Cicinnurus regius food consists primarily of fruits and tiny insects. The first capture breeding of this species was by Dr. Sten Bergman of Sweden in 1958. He was awarded a commemorative medal by the Foreign Bird League to mark this achievement.