Greater Bird-of-paradise was created in 1758.
May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose was created on 1965-09-07.
Yes, a superber paradise bird can indeed fly. The females often build their nests in a tree to keep the eggs safe from predators.
The bird of paradise is a huge bird. To have one fly up one's nose would be terribly painful (if it were possible!). So the speaker doesn't like the other person and is wishing very nasty bad luck on him or her.
You can compare the Bird of Paradise's relationship with Papua New Guinea to Australia's with kangaroos. The Bird of Paradise is just a very common bird in New Guinea, that has become a symbol to represent PNG. To Papua New Guineans, the Bird of Paradise is their identity; it is a symbol of patriotism.
Birds of paradise are not known for their flying abilities as they are mainly ground-dwelling and their flight is generally short and limited to escaping predators or moving between trees. Their flight speed is estimated to be relatively slow compared to other bird species.
the bird of paradise eat insects
The song "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" is a lighthearted and humorous way of wishing someone bad luck or misfortune. The imagery of a bird flying up someone's nose is meant to be comical and playful.
Paradise Bird was created in 1979-09.
There are 42 species of birds of paradise.
Bird of paradise is a complete flower.
Goldie's Bird-of-paradise was created in 1883.