| Short-tailed paradigalla | |
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| In Papua New Guinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Paradigalla |
| Species: | P. brevicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Paradigalla brevicauda Rothschild & Hartert, 1911
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The short-tailed paradigalla (Paradigalla brevicauda) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
Formerly presumed to have been monogamous, it is now considered to breed polygynously.[2] It inhabits the New Guinea Highlands forests. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and insects.
The short-tailed paradigalla is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Paradigalla brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706148A94052907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706148A94052907.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Grzimek, Bernhard Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. ISBN 0-7876-5362-4 Text accessed at Answers.com.