Image: Magnificent Riflebird chest plumage
Detail of the chest plumage of a male Magnificent Riflebird
- Photographer:
- Carl Bento
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Magnificent Riflebird
- Scientific name:
- Ptiloris magnificus
- Family:
- Paradisaeidae
- Order:
- Passeriformes
Additional information
During certain courtship postures, the male Magnificent Riflebird pulses his iridescent breast shield to catch the light and impress females.
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