Astrapia

Astrapia
Ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Astrapia
Vieillot, 1816

Astrapia (Vieillot, 1816) is a genus of birds-of-paradise. The genus contains five species, all endemic to New Guinea.

The males have highly iridescent plumage and remarkably long tails. Females are duller and have shorter tails.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Peckover, William S. (1990). Papua New Guinea, Birds of Paradise. Brown: Carina.
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