Rabu, 06 Maret 2013

10 Most Beautiful Birds of Paradise in the World

10 Most Beautiful Birds of Paradise in The World | New There are more than three dozen species in the family Paradisaeidae, or better known as the bird of paradise. There are about 13 Genus of these birds and the most famous member of the genus is Paradisaea. In Indonesia we call it with birds of paradise. Characterized by striking colors and bright, yellow fur, blue, red, and green. With colors so they become the most beautiful and interesting birds in the world, so it is referred to as a bird of paradise. Birds of paradise are found in Papua or Papua New Guinea and the surrounding islands, including Eastern Australia. Unfortunately, the existence of these birds decreases as the number of illegal hunting irresponsible.

1. Lesser bird of paradise (Paradisaea minor)
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The Lesser bird of paradise known as the little yellow bird of paradise.
Is a medium-sized bird with a length of about 32 cm, red-brown with a yellow crown and upper back kecoklatan.Burung males have yellow throat emerald-green color, a pair of long tail feathers and adorned with yellow wings decoration on white base area in the outer regions. Female birds are smaller than male birds, has dark brown head, white chest and without feathers adorned ornament. Penyabaranya forest area covers the entire northern part of Papua New Guinea, and the islands near Misool and Yapen.
 
2. Raggiana bird of paradise (Paradisaea Raggiana)
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The Raggiana bird of paradise, also known as Count Raggi's bird of paradise. This bird is also best known as the bird of paradise. Habitat This bird is widely distributed in the south island of New Guinea and northeastern. Has a length of 34 cm long, red-brown-gray, yellow iris and feet grayish brown. Male birds have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat and yellow collar between the throat. Wing feather color varies from red to orange depending on the subspecies. Female birds are smaller than males, with a brown face and had no fur trimmings.
3. Astrapia Ribbon-tailed (Astrapia mayeri)
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This is one of the most spectacular birds of paradise. His name Astrapia Ribbon-tailed and have the longest tail feathers in relation to body size, length of more than three times the length of its body. Length adult birds reached 32 cm with male birds that can reach 1 meter. Male birds have a black and green olive brown colored while the female bird. Males have the long tail-shaped white ribbon. Endemic area is in the center of the island of New Guinea.
4. Blue bird of paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi)
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His name reminds one name Taxi transportation in Indonesia. This bird is about 30 cm, black, dark brown iris, gray legs. Male bird feathers adorned with wings with blue purple color dominance. So it is also called the Blue Bird of Paradise. Blue Bird of Paradise is a bird endemic to Papua New Guinea. Endemic area covers the mountains southeast of Papua New Guinea.
5. Riflebird Paradise (Ptiloris paradiseus)
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If you've seen the movie Planet Earth, then you will see this bird. This bird has a length of about 30 cm with black male bird with colorful crown turquoise, black legs, dark brown iris and yellow mouth. This type of female birds are olive brown. Is endemic to eastern Australia, Riflebird also scattered in a rain forest in central New South Wales and Queensland. Male birds can spread their wings and show it off while moving to the right and to the left in front of female birds to lure them.
6. Red bird of paradise (Paradisaea rubra)
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We call it the Red Bird of Paradise, about 33cm long yellow and brown, and yellow-billed. Adult males can reach 72cm including jewelry feathers are blood red with a white tip on the side of his stomach. Fur dark emerald green face and diekornya there are two long strap-shaped double gyre is black. Female birds are smaller than male birds, with dark brown face and had no fur trimmings. Is endemic from Indonesia, Red Bird of Paradise is found only in lowland forests on the island Waigeo and Batanta in Raja Ampat, West Irian Jaya province.
7. Lawes’s Parotia (Parotia Lawesii)

Parotia lawesii medium size up to 27 cm). Endemic area includes mountain forests in the southeast and eastern Papua New Guinea. The male has a black bird with a white forehead, nape blue iridescent purple and green gold chest hair. Decorated with three wire decorative head from behind each eye and elongated flank feathers are black. Female bird is brown with dark bird's head, sliced ​​yellow and dark.
8. King of Saxony bird of paradise (Pteridophora alberti)
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King of Saxonyi is a kind of small-sized warbler, with a length of about 22cm. Adult males have black fur and dark yellow, her head there are two strands of wire scaly feathers glossy blue-sky like a banner that length is 40cm and can be enforced in time attract females. Therefore this bird eaten Paradise Panji. Fur coat and grow back elongated shaped black hood. Iris dark brown, legs brownish gray and black beak with the inside of the mouth of sea-green. Female bird is gray brown with stripes and dark spots. Females are smaller than males and without decorated wire coat or fur trimmings. Endemic area in the mountainous jungle island of Irian.
9. Wilson’s Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus respublica)
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Wilson's Bird of Paradise rather small-sized up to 21 cm. Burun male is black with a red and yellow robe in the neck, light green mouth, blue legs and two purple tail feathers are curved. Semetara that female brown with blue crown. Is endemic to Indonesia, with the spread in the hill areas and lowland rain forest and Batanta Waigeo Islands of West Papua.
10. Princess Stephanie’s Astrapia (Astrapia stephaniae)
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Stephanie Astrapia measuring about 37 cm, this bird is black with iridescent blue-green heads and purple, besides that it has a long black tail feathers keungunan. Females are dark brown bird with a black head bluish. Natural habitat in the mountains of central and eastern Papua New Guinea.

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