Genus Astrapia

Ribbon-tailed Bird of Paradise - One of the most spectacular birds of paradise, the male Ribbon-tailed Astrapia has the longest tail feathers in relation to body size of any bird, over three times the length of its body.

Arfak Astrapia - Levaillant of France described this bird as L’Incomparable or Incomparable Bird of Paradise.

 

Huon Astrapia - This little known bird of paradise is distributed and endemic to the mountain forests of Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. Its diet consists mainly of fruits and seeds.

 

Splendid Astrapia - This little known Astrapia is distributed to the mountain forests in western part of the central highlands of New Guinea. Its diet consists mainly of fruit, insects, lizards and frogs.

Princess Stephanie's Astrapia - Princess Stephanie's Astrapia was discovered by Carl Hunstein in 1884. It is endemic to the mountain forests in central and eastern Papua New Guinea.

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Paradisaeidae
Genus : Astrapia