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CENDRAWASIH BIRD

Paradise or paradisoaeidae Apoda, minor, cicinnurus Regius, and seleudicis melanoleuca is a typical bird of Papua Province. Of the 43 species of this bird paradise, 35 of which can be found in Papua.
Bird of Paradise which is considered as a bird paradise. Photo: wikipedia.org
The peculiarity of this bird found on the fur beautiful. And beautiful hair is just owned by the male birds of paradise only. Well, usually the colors are very bright plumage with a combination of black, brown, reddish, orange, yellow, white, blue, green and purple.
These birds usually live in dense forests or in the lowlands. He has a habit of playing in the morning when the sun began to show light in the eastern horizon.
Paradise male wearing a charming neck feathers to attract the opposite sex. Male bird of paradise dance so fascinating. While singing in the upper limb, this stud swaying in different directions. Sometimes even depend inversely rests on the limb.
By people in Papua, birds of paradise not be trusted as a bead angel or Apoda legged, beautiful birds, but no legs, because they walk or just sitting on a tree branch only.
Bird of Paradise was once the population is pretty much in the forests of Papua, but because it continues to be hunted, ultimately the population of this bird has declined sharply and increasingly difficult to find. Not only hunted, but also more narrow breeding habitat for many forest logging.

10 World's Most Beautiful Bird of Paradise

There are more than three dozen species in the family Paradisaeidae, or better known as the bird of paradise. There are about 13 Genus of these birds and the most famous is a member of the genus Paradisaea.

Lesser bird of paradise (Paradisaea minor)



In Indonesia we call it with birds of paradise. Characterized by striking colors and bright, yellow fur, blue, red, and green. With the colors that they got the most beautiful and interesting birds in the world, so-called bird of paradise.

Birds of paradise are found in Papua or Papua New Guinea and surrounding islands, including Eastern Australia. Unfortunately the existence of these birds decreases with the number of illegal hunting irresponsible.

Raggiana bird of paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana)



The Raggiana bird of paradise is also known by the name of Count Raggi's bird of paradise. This bird is also best known as the Bird of Paradise. Habitat This bird is widely distributed in southern New Guinea and northeast.
Has a length of 34 cm long, red, grayish-brown, yellow iris and feet grayish brown. Male bird has a yellow crown, emerald-green throat and yellow collar between the throat.
Wing feather color varies from red to orange depending on the subspecies. Female birds are smaller than males, with a brown face and had no fur trimmings.

Astrapia Ribbon-tailed (Astrapia mayeri)



This is one of the most spectacular birds of paradise. His name Astrapia Ribbon-tailed and have the longest tail feathers in relation to body size, length is more than three times the body length.
Length of adult birds reached 32 cm with a tail of male bird that can reach 1 meter. Male bird has a black and green olive brown colored while the female bird. Male bird has a long tail-shaped white ribbon. Endemic area in the middle of the island of New Guinea.

Blue bird of paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi)



His name reminds one of a taxi transportation in Indonesia. This bird is about 30 cm, black, iris dark brown, legs gray. Male bird feathers adorned with wings with the dominance of blue-purple color. So that is also called the Bird of Paradise Blue.
Blue Bird of Paradise is a bird endemic to Papua New Guinea. The endemic area covers the mountains southeast of Papua New Guinea.

Riflebird Paradise (Ptiloris paradiseus)



If you ever see the movie Planet Earth, then you will see this bird. This bird has a length of about 30 cm with black male bird with a colorful crown turquoise, black legs, dark brown iris and yellow mouth. Female birds of this type of olive brown.
It is endemic to eastern Australia, Riflebird also scattered in the rainforest in New South Wales and central Queensland. Male birds can spread their wings and show it off while moving to the right and left in front of female birds to entice them.

Red bird of paradise (Paradisaea rubra)



We call it the Red Bird of Paradise, about 33cm long yellow and brown, and yellow beak. Adult males can reach 72cm including jewelry feathers are blood red with a white tip on the side of his stomach.
Fur dark emerald green face and diekornya there are two of a long strap-shaped double gyre is black. Female birds are smaller than male birds, with dark brown face and had no fur trimmings.
It is endemic from Indonesia, Red Bird of Paradise are found only in lowland forests on the island in the district Batanta Waigeo and Raja Ampat, West Irian Jaya province.

Lawes’s Parotia (Parotia Lawesii)



Parotia lawesii sized up to 27 cm). The endemic area of forest covering the mountains in the southeast and east of Papua New Guinea.
Male bird has a black color with white forehead, nape blue iridescent purple and green gold chest hair. Decorated with three wire decorative head from behind each eye and elongated flank feathers black. Bird females brown with dark bird's head, sliced yellow and dark.

King of Saxony bird of paradise (Pteridophora alberti)



King of Saxonyi is a kind of babbler birds are small, with a length of about 22cm. Adult males have black hair and dark yellow, dikepalanya there are two strands of wire scaly feathers glossy blue-sky like a banner that length is 40cm and can be enforced at the time of alluring female. Therefore this bird eaten Paradise Panji.
Fur coat and grow back elongated shaped black hood. Iris dark brown, legs brownish gray and black beak with the inside of the mouth of sea-green.
Female bird is gray brown with stripes and dark spots. Females smaller than males and without decorated wire coat or fur trimmings. Endemic area in the mountainous jungle island of New Guinea.

Wilson’s Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus respublica)



Wilson's Bird of Paradise rather small size to 21 cm. Burun male is black with red and yellow robe in the neck, mouth, light green, blue legs and two purple tail feathers are curved. That of temporary female brown with blue crown.
It is endemic to Indonesia, with the spread on the hill and lowland rain forest and Batanta Waigeo Islands of West Papua.

Princess Stephanie’s Astrapia (Astrapia stephaniae)



Stephanie Astrapia measuring about 37 cm, this bird is black and colorful blue-green heads and purple, besides that it has a long black tail feathers keungunan.
Bird females dark brown with bluish-black head. Original habitat in the mountains of central and eastern Papua New Guinea.

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