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Birds Of Paradise

The birds of paradise are a group of birds that belong to the family Paradisaeidae and order
Passeriformes. They can be found in the tropical rainforests in Eastern Indonesia, Papua New
Guinea and Eastern Australia. There are 42 species in the family. They are omnivorous, their
main diet is fruit, but they also consume arthropods in a small amount.

They have more than one color on their body. Their beak can be yellow, blue, black and gray.
The fur around their beak is either green or black. The color of the fur on their head to their back
are also varied, it can be black, yellow, blue or brown. The fur on their wings also have various
colour such as brown, black, red, blue and also yellow. Their tail is very long and soft. The color
can be reddish, yellow and white, red and yellow, black, black and white, or blue. There is also a
species who has curved tail.

Each species have a different body measurement. The smallest of them can reach the size of 15
cm with the weight of 50gr, while the largest of them can reach the size of 110 cm with the
weight of 430 gr. Mostly, the male have longer tails than the female. Some species have rounded
wings that can produce unique sound. It is recorded that they can live up to 5 or 8 years.

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1. ENDANG CINDRA K.T
2. CITRA YULIA
3. SERLI YANTI