Twelve Wired Bird of Paradise...

Seleucidis Melanoleucus Mating Rituals

Seleucidis Melanoleucus:

The (Seleucidis melanoleucus) Twelve wired Bird of paradise  is a medium sized bird. The Twelve wired bird of paradise is a single member of the monotypic category, which is Seleucidis. The adult male is approximately 33 cm (13 in) in length. The upperparts of male bird of paradise are velvet black from top and yellow from bottom. The male

has red eyes, long black beak and dark yellow quills lengthwise its wings.

Male Seleucidis Melanoleucus Posture

From the backside of these plumes appear twelve black threads like wire, which twist back near their bottoms to sweep forward over the hindquarters of the birds. The adult female is a brown bird with black-barred burnish underparts. Their feet are solid, large claws and pink in color. Their food consists mostly of fruits and insects.

Male Seleucidis Melanoleucus

Behaviour:

The mating behaviour of the Twelve wired Bird of Paradise Seleucidis melanoleucus from displays and copulations observed in the wild. The Twelve wire bird of paradise display, is implemented by the adult male to best present his flank plumes and his bare pigmented thighs to the female and to use his unique 12 flank plume ‘wires’ to brush across the female’s face and front. The courtship display postures and pre-copulatory movements that appear homologous to those performed by Paradisaea species in similar situations. This is the evidence including morphology suggests that Seleucidis may be more closely related to Paradisaea than previously recognized.

Female Seleucidis Melanoleucus

Habitat:

The Twelve wired bird of paradise inhabits in lowland swamp forests. The males prefer courting females on an exposed vertical perch with its blazed out breast shield. The Twelve wired Bird of paradise is endemic to New Guinea and Salawati Island of Indonesia, the Twelve wired Bird of paradise is estimated as Least Concern on the International Union for Conservation Nature Red List of Endangered Species. It is listed on Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. However, it has not been easy to breed this bird in captivity. The first to successfully bred it in enslavement were Singapore's Jurong Bird Park.