Huon astrapia
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The Huon astrapia, also known as Rothschild's astrapia, Huon bird-of-paradise, or Lord Rothschild's bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird-of-paradise belonging to the genus Astrapia. Like most of its
Illustration of a female A. rothschildi.
Splendid astrapia
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The splendid astrapia is a species of bird in the family Paradisaeidae, native to the montane forests of New Guinea. Males are known for their iridescent plumage and elaborate courtship displays, incl
Huon astrapia
…seemingly in the middle of the tree, though it is more closely related to the ribbon-tailed (A. mayeri) and Stephanie's astrapias (A. stephaniae) than the Splendid (A. splendidissima) and Arfak (A. nigra) astrapias. A. rothschildi is restricted to the Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea, in montane and subalpine…
Astrapia splendidissima 1895
Astrapia splendidissima Nigel Voaden 3093636
Specimen of a male A. s. splendidissima from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Note the shiny iridescent bluish-green chin and throat.
Female A. s. splendidissima specimen. As mentioned in the text, note how drastically different the plumage of the female is from the males'.