Splendid astrapia

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Splendid Astrapia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Astrapia
Species:
A. splendidissima
Binomial name
Astrapia splendidissima

The splendid astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) is a bird-of-paradise about 39 cm long. The male is black with an iridescent yellow-green mantle (cloak). It has a blue-green throat, dark green below. The tail feathers are short, broad and white with black tips. The female has a brown plumage and dark head.

Little is known about this bird. It lives in the mountain forests of the west central highlands of New Guinea. Its diet is fruit, insects, lizards and frogs.

References[change | change source]

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Astrapia splendidissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.