which can vary depending on seasonal availability of food. The greater lophorina has not only been known to eat fruits and insects, but also have been spotted preying on larger animals such as frogs, reptiles, and other small birds. They can sometimes be seen foraging food on the grounds of the forest for insects. Male Superba are considered to be territorial as they defend land as small as 1.2 ha. Within that land, they forage for fruits and insects. Predators Known predators of the superb bird-of-paradise include birds of prey and snakes. Reproduction and chick behavior The greater lophorina forms their nest on top of trees using soft material that they find around the forest such as leaves. When reproducing, they usually produce from 1-3 eggs within a nest. It takes about 16–22 days for the eggs to hatch and for the chicks to be born. After that, chicks will be able to live on their own within 16–30 days, leaving their nest and becoming independent. Male superb bird's-of-paradise tend to take about two years longer for them to mature compared to the females. Also, it will take about 4–7 years for males to develop their feathers for their courtship displays. Status Although heavily hunted for its plumes, the greater lophorina is one of the most common and widespread birds of paradise in the forests of New Guinea, and is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Subspecies Lophorina superba connectens- considered a synonym of L. s. latipennis. Lophorina superba feminina Lophorina superba latipennis Lophorina superba pseudoparotia- now found to be a hybrid between present species and Parotia carolae. Lophorina superba superba The crescent-caped lophorina was considered to be a subspecies (L. s. niedda) until 2017, as was lesser lophorina (L. s. minor), though minor is sometimes disputed as a full species. This 2017 reclassification is disputed, however; the subspecies L. niedda inopinata comprises the taxon that was known as L. superba superba until 2017, but given a new name, and the subspecies known as L. superba feminina until 2017 was renamed as L. superba superba, while other taxonomists argue that regardless of the evidence, names should not be reassigned from one recognized taxon to another after over 200 years of consistent application. Gallery References Further reading External links Superb Bird-of-Paradise Video by the Cornell Lab of