Conservation status:
Endemic Near-threatened
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy: Paradisea decora Salvin and Godman, 1883, Fergusson Island, New Guinea. Genus name sometimes spelt Paradisea (see page 46). Has been suggested to form a superspecies with P. minor, P. apoda, P. raggiana, and P. rubra. Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Distribution:
- D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson I, Normanby I), off SE New Guinea.
Trophic strategy:
Few observations. Fruits and arthropods. Individuals in female-type plumage frequently in small groups, including with Manucodia ater and other avian frugivores; adult males away from lek typically solitary. Dietary preferences and foraging behaviour probably much as for P. raggiana.
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