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.

The Huon Astrapia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Huon Astrapia, Astrapia rothschildi, is a medium-sized, approximately 69 cm long, bird of paradise. The male has black plumage with a glossy blue crown, dark olive-green back, an iridescent purple-green elongated nape feathers, and a very long and broad purplish black tail. The female is smaller than male, and has blackish-brown plumage with pale barring on its abdomen. This little known bird of paradise is distributed and endemic to the mountain forests of Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. More

bird of paradise, called the Huon astrapia, and a species of honeyeater, Huon melidectes. “By creating the country’s first national conservation area, the PNG government and people have established a much-needed safe zone for the irreplaceable biodiversity it contains,” said Dabek. “Just as important, the protected area will contribute to long-term efforts to address the climate change threat by preserving critical forest habitat.” It is estimated that the protected tropical forest stores 13 million tons of carbon. More

Huon Astrapia or Rothschild’s Bird of ParadiseHuon Astrapias or Rothschild’s Birds of Paradise = Birds of Paradise ... Bird of Paradise Photo Gallery The Huon Astrapia or Rothschild’s Bird of Paradise (Astrapia rothschildi) is a little known bird of paradise that is distributed and endemic to the mountain forests of Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. The scientific name commemorates the British ornithologist Lord Walter Rothschild. More

Huon Astrapia or Rothschild’s Bird of ParadiseHuon Astrapia or Rothschild’s Bird of Paradise (Astrapia rothschildi) - Range: Mountain forests of Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea Huon Emerald Lorikeets (Neopsittacus pullicauda sociales) - Range: Herzog Mountains and mountains of Huon Peninsula, New Guinea Huon Parrot (Psittacella madaraszi huonensis aka Psittacella modesta huonensis) - Range: Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea Island Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus poliocephalus) - Range: More

and female Huon Astrapia were well seen together with the stunning Spangled Honeyeater and 4 Pesquet’s Parrots, and it was not yet 07.30! As the vehicle climbed slowly up the road to the top of the ridge, Blue-grey Robin was seen and Ashy Robin heard and at 09.00 the truck reached the viewpoint at 1900 metres. We admired the view of the forest and its little villages dotted around and then began to walk back down the road. More

novaeguineae), Huon astrapia (Astrapia rothschildi), Huon melidectes (Melidectes foersteri), Palm cockatoo (Probosciger atterrimus), and Salvador Teal (Salvadorina waigiuensis). With the region facing pressures from outside resource extraction and a growing human population, protection of the region's unique biodiversity needs to both foster wildlife and habitat conservation and support local community livelihoods through global partnerships, land protection, and scientific research. More