Superb Bird-of-Paradise
Lophorina superba
Where is it found?
Tropical forest
Diet and foraging method
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Feeds on fruit and invertebrates in the tree canopy.
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Key adaptations
Males possess an iridescent green-blue breast shield used to attract and impress females.
Social organisation and mating system
Solitary
Lekking
Males form leks where they dance to impress females
Did you know that...?
Superb Birds-of-paradise can click! During their elaborate courtship routines, they click their feathers together to impress females.
Taxonomy
Picture credit:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
Photo: "Superb Bird of Paradise" by Natasha Baucas. - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdnatasha/4514108926/in/photolist-7STZjf-ouVdHT-qvrmPb-qvGLFj-An5vx-qe5Wii-qvkceF-qtd22h-smgwsh-qedxWG-qvKmot-qvmZ3H-qtdMKL-qtwwxq-qzmaZH-qvB2tr-5qFbYa-nA8hnm-4Mixth-4Menwz-4Mixrd-9TRsCZ-7hW45S. License: Creation commons attribution-sharealive 2.0 generic (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
Drawing: "Lophorina superba bis by Bowdler Sharpe" by Richard Bowdler Sharpe - http://www.oiseaux.net/photos/bowdler.sharpe/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lophorina_superba_bis_by_Bowdler_Sharpe.jpg#/media/File:Lophorina_superba_bis_by_Bowdler_Sharpe.jpg
Photo: "Superb Bird of Paradise" by Natasha Baucas. - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdnatasha/4514108926/in/photolist-7STZjf-ouVdHT-qvrmPb-qvGLFj-An5vx-qe5Wii-qvkceF-qtd22h-smgwsh-qedxWG-qvKmot-qvmZ3H-qtdMKL-qtwwxq-qzmaZH-qvB2tr-5qFbYa-nA8hnm-4Mixth-4Menwz-4Mixrd-9TRsCZ-7hW45S. License: Creation commons attribution-sharealive 2.0 generic (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
Drawing: "Lophorina superba bis by Bowdler Sharpe" by Richard Bowdler Sharpe - http://www.oiseaux.net/photos/bowdler.sharpe/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lophorina_superba_bis_by_Bowdler_Sharpe.jpg#/media/File:Lophorina_superba_bis_by_Bowdler_Sharpe.jpg