The King of Saxony bird-of-paradise is a bird in the bird-of-paradise family. It is the only member of the genus Pteridophora. It is endemic to montane forest in New Guinea.
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Campephaga Aurulenta Smit
Archbold's bowerbird
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Archbold's bowerbird is a passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae that is endemic to highland forests of New Guinea.
King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
…1,300–2,850 meters above mean sea level, but usually between 1,800–2,500 meters above sea level. Moulted head-plumes in good condition are sought by male Archbold's bowerbirds for use as decorations, and in turn collected from the courtship bowers by humans. Males are also hunted for their highly prized long plumes used by…
Archboldia papuensis John 611497568