| Paradigalla | |
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| Short-tailed paradigalla, Paradigalla brevicauda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Paradigalla Lesson, 1835 |
The genus Paradigalla consists of two species of birds-of-paradise. [1] Both are medium-sized black birds with blue and yellow facial wattles.
The name of the genus is derived from two words, the Paradisaea and Gallus , the junglefowl of pheasant family. The two paradigallas and the four junglefowls exhibits facial wattles.