Avibase: Paradisornis rudolphi (Blue Bird-of-paradise)

Blue Bird-of-paradise

Paradisornis rudolphi (Finsch, FHO; Meyer, AB 1886)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	call - Different pace and pitch on the advertising calls of the same male.	957717 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	call - Different pace and pitch on the advertising calls of the same male.	957716 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	song - Bizarre sounds made by a male near its display (not advertising) branch, quite well hidden in some thick understory.	957711 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	song - Bizarre sounds made by a male near its display (not advertising) branch, quite well hidden in some thick understory.	957710 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-Paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Phil Gregory \| Sicklebill Safaris \| www.birder.travel	2013-07-13	, Southern Highlands & Hela (Papua New Guinea)	-	203976851 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	call - The first call is also made by the male Blue Bop, before the usual advertising long series of calls.	957712 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	call - Different pace and pitch on the advertising calls of the same male.	957714 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi margaritae	Rolf A. de By	2007-07-04	near Kumul Lodge, Enga province , Enga (Papua New Guinea) (2400 m)	male, song - Ssp inferred from location only. Background species unknown to me. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	409272 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Scott Connop	1993-10-05	Tari village, Southern Highlands, Hela (Papua New Guinea) (1775 m)	adult, call, male, song - A series of recordings from the same bird. A funeral procession was building up nearby, hence the voices. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	595819 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	call - Different pace and pitch on the advertising calls of the same male.	957713 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Daniel Lopez-Velasco / Ornis Birding	2024-09-21	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	call - Different pace and pitch on the advertising calls of the same male.	957715 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Niels Krabbe	28-12-2006	below 'Warili Lodge', Southern Highlands , Hela (Papua New Guinea) (1920 m)	female calls and male call and display song (B) - Tape ref. B 373-389	26618 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-17	nr Kama Village (Anji Valley) nr Mt Hagen Enga province , Wapenamanda (Papua New Guinea) (2200 m)	call, song - [sono]	1026623 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-17	nr Kama Village (Anji Valley) nr Mt Hagen Enga province , Wapenamanda (Papua New Guinea) (2200 m)	call, song - [sono]	1026624 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Niels Krabbe	28-12-2006	below 'Warili Lodge', Southern Highlands , Hela (Papua New Guinea) (1920 m)	male display song (B) - Tape ref. B 451	26620 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-18	Nebilyer Rural LLG (near Mount Hagen), Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2000 m)	song - [sono]	1026644 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-17	nr Kama Village (Anji Valley) nr Mt Hagen Enga province , Wapenamanda (Papua New Guinea) (2200 m)	call, song - [sono]	1026626 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-Paradise - Paradisornis rudolphi	Yann Muzika	2025-07-28	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	640901065 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue Bird-of-Paradise - Paradisornis rudolphi	Gabriel Leite	2025-07-19	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	640053802 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue Bird-of-Paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Niels Krabbe	2006-12-28	, Southern Highlands & Hela (Papua New Guinea)	-	247397 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	Niels Krabbe	28-12-2006	below 'Warili Lodge', Southern Highlands , Hela (Papua New Guinea) (1920 m)	(female?) calls and male display song (B) - Tape ref. B 341-343, 346-348, 357, 365	26617 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-Paradise - Paradisornis rudolphi	Yann Muzika	2025-07-28	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	640901064 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue Bird-of-paradise - Paradisaea rudolphi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-17	nr Kama Village (Anji Valley) nr Mt Hagen Enga province , Wapenamanda (Papua New Guinea) (2200 m)	call, song - [sono]	1026625 xeno-canto.org
Blue Bird-of-Paradise - Paradisornis rudolphi	Daniel López-Velasco \| Ornis Birding Expeditions	2024-08-21	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	628871367 macaulaylibrary.org

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