The Wilson's Bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus respublica, is a small, up to 21 cm long,
passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. An Indonesian endemic, the Wilson's
Bird-of-paradise is distributed to the hill and lowland rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta
Islands off West Papua. The diet consists mainly of fruits and small insects Due to
ongoing habitat loss, limited range and exploitation, the Wilson's Bird-of-paradise is
evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the Cardinal family,
Cardinalidae, that is native to North America. Painted Bunting are shy, secretive and
often difficult to observe for the human eye, though can be fairly approachable where
habituated to bird feeders. Painted Buntings often feed by hopping along the ground,
cautiously stopping every few moments to look around. The Painted Bunting regularly
eats a large quantity of grass seeds.
