Greater Bird of Paradise

Carolus Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or legless bird-of-paradise, because early trade-skins to reach Europe were prepared without feet by natives; this led to the misconception that these birds were beautiful visitors from paradise that were kept aloft by their plumes and never touched the earth until death.

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

Around day 12, the Greater Bird of Paradise starts to show Interest in the world around him. Newsflash Update from AWWP Mammals New information on the Mammal Department’s animal collection Four at Once! Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation celebrates the birth of 4 Somali Wild Ass babies. More

Greater Bird of Paradiseedit this page = Birds Wiki, the online field guide that you can edit Male Greater Bird of Paradise The Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a member of the Paradisaeidae family. It is endemic to the south western lowland and hill forests of New Guinea. More

The Greater Bird of Paradise is distributed to lowland and hill forests of southwest New Guinea and Aru Island, Indonesia. The diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds and small insects. More

Greater Bird of Paradise spotted at ECP Greater Bird of Paradise spotted at ECP STOMPer Slow saw this gorgeous Greater Bird of Paradise at East Coast Park on Apr 12 and wonders if it is lost. She says: "Think someone lost their Greater Bird of Paradise. "Spotted one yesterday (Apr 12) morning at East Coast Park near Bedok Jetty. "It was calling quite loudly around 7.30a.m. More

Greater bird of paradise males displaying followed by copulationnext Greater bird of paradise image Video: BBC Natural History Unit c/o BBC Motion Gallery The Garden house Media Centre 201 Wood Lane London W12 7TQ United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 20 8433 2861 / 2 Fax: +44 (0) 20 8433 2939 Email: motiongallery.uk@bbc.co.uk Website: http://www.bbcmotiongallery. More

greater bird of paradise, which Linnaeus jokingly named Paradisaea apoda, meaning “footless paradise bird,” in 1758. He gave it this name because bird of paradise skins had their legs removed and were used as articles of trade, which led people to believe that the birds had no legs. About the size of a crow, the greater bird of paradise is one of the largest. The male has a glittering green forehead and throat, with a golden yellow head and dark red wings and tail. More