Paradigalla Explained

The genus Paradigalla consists of two species of birds-of-paradise.^[1] Both are medium-sized black birds with blue and yellow facial wattles.

The name of the genus is derived from two words, the Paradisaea and Gallus, the junglefowl of pheasant family. The two paradigallas and the four junglefowls exhibits facial wattles.

Species

• Long-tailed paradigalla, Paradigalla carunculata
• Short-tailed paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda

Notes and References

1. Irestedt . Martin . Jønsson . Knud A . Fjeldså . Jon . Christidis . Les . Ericson . Per GP . 2009 . An unexpectedly long history of sexual selection in birds-of-paradise . BMC Evolutionary Biology . en . 9 . 1 . 235 . 10.1186/1471-2148-9-235 . 1471-2148 . 2755009 . 19758445 . free . 2009BMCEE...9..235I .