2.  Scientific name: Cicinnurus Regius.  Kingdom: Animilia.  Phylum: Chordata.  Class: Aves.  Order: Passeriformes.  Family: Paradisaeidae.  Genus: Cicinnurus.  Species: 42 different kids.  Related to: Other birds of Paradise.

3.  Has a crow-like body shape.  Strong powerful feet &bill.  Bill is used for digging for insects.  Males: Known for their streamers and wiry head and tail extensions. Have blue feet and green tail.  Females: Colored brownish and almost back under the chest area with camouflage.  Size: 10-17 in. long (plumes can reach16 in.) (tail and feathers can reach 27 in.)

4.  The King lives in mostly New Guinea but also lives on several small islands.

5.  Very mountainous.  Tropical place.  It can be dry and humid but can also be very wet depending on which part of New Guinea the King lives in.

6.  Stable and has little concern.  The king is staying stable.

7.  The male will do a persistent call for the females.  They will pose for them and flaunt their tail in the air to show off.  Will do this alone with few other birds around to grab the females attention.  Around 1-2 yrs. old when reproductive.  Has 1-2 eggs at a time.

8.  The babies stay in the nest anywhere from 17-30 days and will stay with their mom for several months afterward.  After the babies are born the male leaves and goes and mates with other female birds to keep the population growing.

9.  The bird in captivity lives for 20-30 years.  Researches don’t know how long the birds live in the wild though.  Both birds live the same in captivity.  People come to the zoos to see the King and often take pictures of them.

10.  During mating season the males are flirty and like to show off.  All the rest of the time the Kings just explore New Guinea and the islands they live on.  They do not migrate, hibernate or torpor. They stay in New Guinea and their islands.

11.  The King eats fruits and insects.  They also eat some shrubs.

12.  The King bird of paradise has no real predators.  The only real threat they have is humans tearing down their habitat for agriculture.

13.  Humans are very careful around the bird of paradise.  They have put some in zoos so that more of the world can see them; and for them to become more known.  They are used mostly in zoos.  It impacts the birds that humans are around them, but they put no harm towards the birds.

14.  They have a tail that looks like a leaf in a spiral shape.  It has no real predator.  Its rare and only located on certain islands.

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