Author: Alfonzo Bissonnette

Depending on how you count them, bird of paradise expert Dr Edwin Scholes reckons there are between species and genera of birds of paradise today. The …

The Arfak astrapia is a species of astrapia, a group of birds found in the Paradiseidae family of the birds-of-paradise. In the wild, the bird has hybridised with the black sicklebill creating …

As being the second longest bird of paradise species (behind the Ribbon-tailed astrapia), …

You might notice with Heidegger that I simply wrote ‘Boar’ and not the species. This is because I haven’t figured out what species just yet, since there might be a little divergence in behavior- or …

The first successful captive breeding program was at Singapore’s Jurong Bird Park, in 2001. Males use their 12 flank plume ‘wires’ to make contact with the female by …

Some of the words may be incorrectly translated or mistyped. Magnificent birds-of-paradise are diurnal, social, and non-territorial species. While females and males do not often …

Typically hidden when perched, the males’ most splendid ornaments are two glorious pectoral fans on each side of the breast. These large feathers are almost entirely black, but an outstanding …

I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. Has been considered conspecific with Magnificent Riflebird. Thekidshouldseethis.com needs to review the …

Its back, wings, and dramatic tail are a reddish brown, darker on the wings and back and lighter toward the tail. …

Open your image file to the full size using image processing software. Trumpet Manucode’s song consists of loud trumpeting the display, by males. Female response with soft chirping chee-eee. …