Paradigalla
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| Paradigalla | |
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| Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Paradigalla Lesson, 1835 |
The genus Paradigalla Lesson, 1835 consist of two species of birds of paradise. Both are medium sized black birds with blue and yellow facial wattles.
Paradigalla derived from two words, the Paradisaea and Gallus, the Junglefowl of pheasant family. The two paradigallas and the four junglefowls exhibits facial wattles.
[edit] Species
- Long-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla carunculata
- Short-tailed Paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda
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