Greater Bird-of-Paradise

Greater Bird-of-Paradise adult males have rich maroon-brown bodies, golden-yellow crowns and napes, and iridescent emerald-green throats. The back, breast, wings, and ordinary tail feathers are largely unmarked brown to maroon, while two greatly elongated central tail feathers extend as slender, wirelike shafts. Most distinctive are the long, finely filamentous flank plumes, yellow near their bases and fading toward whitish tips, which spread into an expansive ornamental display and extend well beyond the ordinary tail.

Family

Paradisaeidae

Region

Oceania

Range

New Guinea

Habitat

Rainforest

Dominant color

Gold

Conservation status

Least Concern