Endemic to Papua New Guinea, the Goldie's Bird-of-paradise is distributed in the hill forests of Fergusson and Normanby Island of the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, eastern Papuan Islands. The diet consists mainly of fruits.
The Goldie's Bird of Paradise is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
the outside of the male Goldie's Bird of Paradise crimson display plumes, Paradisaea decora. Posted by: Maggie Moo | January 9, 2010 12:39 PM 11 Hey Maggie, A number of species in the family Paradisaeidae have tail wires: the Twelve-wired, the Lesser and Greater, Raggiana, the Red, King, Emperor, and Blue, etc. More
Goldie's Bird of ParadiseGoldie's Bird of Paradise = Birds of Paradise ... Bird of Paradise Photo Gallery The Goldie's Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea decora, is a large, approximately 33cm long, olive-brown bird of paradise. The name commemorates the Scottish collector Andrew Goldie, who discovered the bird in 1882. More
The fabulous Goldie's Bird of Paradise is endemic to the D'Entrecasteaux Islands and seeing it display will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the tour (Mark Van Beirs) The fabulous Goldie's Bird of Paradise is endemic to the D'Entrecasteaux Islands and seeing it display will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the tour (Mark Van Beirs) The cute Yellow-billed Kingfisher is a widespread and vocal species all over the New Guinea lowlands which prefers to hide in the subcanopy (Pete Morris) The cute Yellow-billed Kingfisher is a More
Goldie's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea decora) male at lek.Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea Goldie's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea decora) male at lek. . Portfolio design by Neon Sky. More