Title
NESTING-BEHAVIOR OF A RAGGIANA BIRD-OF-PARADISE
Author(s)
DAVIS, WE; BEEHLER, BM
Published
1994
Publisher
Wilson Bulletin
Abstract
We made observations of a nest of a Raggiana Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) for 22 days. The single nestling was attended only by the female and was fed only arthropods until day 5, and thereafter a mix of arthropods and fruit. Evidence from regurgitation of seeds at the nest indicates that the parent subsisted largely on fruit. This dietary dichotomy conforms to that of other polygynous birds of paradise and accords with socioecological predictions concerning single-parent nestling care.
Keywords
BIOLOGY

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