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The genus ''Paradisaea'' consists of seven species of birds-of-paradise (family Paradisaeidae). The genus is found on the island of New Guinea as well as the nearby islands groups of the Aru Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands and West Papua Islands. The species inhabit a range of forest types from sea level to mid-montane forests. Several species have highly restricted distributions, and all species have disjunct distributions. A 2009 study examining the mitochondrial DNA of the family found that the ''Paradisaea'' birds-of-paradise were in a clade with the genus ''Cicinnurus''. It showed that the blue bird-of-paradise was a sister taxon to all the other species in this genus. All are large, and sexually dimorphic. The plumage of the males includes characteristic grossly elongated flank plumes (which emerge from beneath the wings and strictly speaking are flank plumes pectoral plumes), and a pair of wire-like feathers emerging from the end of the tail. The flank plumes are used during breeding displays.〔 The name, ''Paradisaea'', is the Latinized form of paradise. The local name in Indonesia is Cenderawasih, which means gift of love. ==Species== * Lesser bird-of-paradise, ''Paradisaea minor'' * Greater bird-of-paradise, ''Paradisaea apoda'' * Raggiana bird-of-paradise, ''Paradisaea raggiana'' * Goldie's bird-of-paradise, ''Paradisaea decora'' * Red bird-of-paradise, ''Paradisaea rubra'' * Emperor bird-of-paradise, ''Paradisaea guilielmi'' * Blue bird-of-paradise, ''Paradisaea rudolphi'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paradisaea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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