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| Male Paradisaea Minor |
The Lesser
Bird of paradise, is a bird of paradise belongs to the genus Paradisaea. Paradisaea Minor is a scientific name of Lesser bird of paradise,
Paradisaea is a Latin word which means paradise, and minor is also a Latin word
which means lesser, its common name differentiaties its smaller size with the
similar but larger Greater Bird of Paradise. The Lesser Bird of paradise is an average sized, up to
32 cm in length (excluding central tail wires), dark brown with a yellow
crown and brownish yellow from upperside. The adult male has a dark emerald green
throat, a pair of long tail wires and is delightful with decorative flank
plumes which are deep yellow at their bottom and decolorize outwards into
white. The adult female has a dark brown head with and yellow back of the neck and covering, dark brown
upperparts and white underparts. It shows up probably that birds of paradise
also own toxins in their skins,
