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Greater Bird-of-Paradise
With the yellow plumes from his flanks cascading over his back in an explosion of color, the male Greater Bird-of-Paradise shows why his feathers have been treasured by plume hunters for centuries.
King Bird-of-Paradise
The male King Bird-of-Paradise is one of the smallest birds-of-paradise, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in color.
King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise
With two antenna-like plumes sprouting from his head, the male King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise is a feathered wonder.
Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise
Performing the “flower pose,” the male Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise turns away from the female with his head downward so that the plumes from his flanks fall like flower petals over his back.
Red Bird-of-Paradise
As daylight breaks, sunlight reaches the leafy canopy of a towering forest tree. A male Red Bird-of-Paradise turns his body, wings open, to face downward from a bare branch.
Stephanie’s Astrapia
Probing a cluster of schefflera fruits, the male Stephanie’s Astrapia pries individual fruits free and tosses them down his throat.
Victoria’s Riflebird
His blunt-tipped wing feathers unfurled, the male Victoria’s Riflebird reveals how female mating preferences have altered wing shape to form an ornament at the expense of aerodynamics.
Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise
He may be small, but the male Wilson’s Bird-of-Paradise is striking and colorful. They are the embodiment of ornamental extremes, with curled tail feathers and a skullcap of bare blue skin.