King Bird-of-Paradise

King Bird-of-Paradise adult males have predominantly glossy crimson plumage, with a red head and upper breast contrasting sharply with white lower underparts. The back and wing coverts are crimson, while a narrow iridescent green band separates the red breast from the white belly. Two greatly elongated central tail feathers have slender, mostly bare shafts, each ending in a coiled vane that forms an iridescent green disk.

Family

Paradisaeidae

Region

Oceania

Range

New Guinea

Habitat

Rainforest

Dominant color

Red

Conservation status

Least Concern