Victorias Riflebird

Ptiloris victoriae

The Victoria’s Riflebird also known as Duwuduwu to the local Aboriginal people, is a bird of paradise endemic to the Atherton Tableland region of northeastern Queensland, Australia where it resides year-round.
Victoria's Riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae) male Crater Lakes National Park, QLD. Aug 11, 2015. Australia,Geotagged,Ptiloris victoriae,Victorias Riflebird,Winter

Appearance

The smallest riflebird, it measures between 23–25 cm. Males have an iridescent purple sheen plumage, which becomes more blue-green on the head and more bronze on the lower breast. The throat is velvety black with a metallic green and blue triangular patch in the center. Females have a pale eyebrow, and the buff underparts are faintly barred with brown. The call is a loud "yaars".
Female Victoria's Riflebird Australia,Geotagged,Ptiloris victoriae,Spring,Victorias Riflebird

Naming

The Victoria's Riflebird was discovered by John Macgillivray for John Gould in 1848 and is named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Victoria’s Riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae) photographed Gillies Range Atherton Tableland Far North Queensland Atherton Tableland,Australia,Far North Queensland,Geotagged,Gillies Range,Ptiloris victoriae,Victorias Riflebird

Status

A common species in its limited range, the Victoria’s Riflebird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Victoria's Riflebird (Ptiloris victoriae) female Crater Lakes National Park, QLD. Aug 11, 2015. Australia,Geotagged,Ptiloris victoriae,Victorias Riflebird,Winter

Food

As well as insects, they eat fruits from the trees, some which they peel by holding the fruit with one foot and removing the skin with their bill.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyParadisaeidae
GenusPtiloris
SpeciesP. victoriae
Photographed in
Australia