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avancna — Phaeastrunnus notonyx
Published: 2005-07-17 20:15:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 1132; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 15
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Phaeastrunnus notonyx is an uncommon paradisostrunnid found in trees near the stunted coastal forests of Avigonia's southern tip (on the western slopes of Notonyx).Here we have a male in his breeding regalia. Mating season lasts for about a month in Mid Spring, soon after the winter storms have past. Otherwise, the males resemble the females, drab, grey-brown starling-sized birds. P. notonyx is normally solitary, scanning tree trunks for insect prey.
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I really like the butterfly-like feather extensions. It gives him an interesting and somewhat disorienting profile...
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Sometimes, the male uses his plumage as a startle-display, though, only during mating season.
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butterfly bird? those are really interesting feathers on the wings, i really like them, but they look quite clumsy in my mind's eye in which this lil guy's flying...
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They extend the "winglets" only when they're climbing along a branch, all of the paradisostrunnids who have winglets don't fly with the winglets extended.
Besides, P. notonyx molts his breeding finery once mating season is over.
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