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Astrapia nigra

[edit] Identification

76cm.
Male: Iridescent purple, green and bronze plumage, black breast, large ear tufts, very long broad tail.
Female: blackish-brown with pale barring on the abdomen.

[edit] Distribution

South-east Asia: found in western New Guinea (Arfak Mountains). Sight record from Tamrau Mountains^[1]

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Montain forests

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes pandanus fruits.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. AvianWeb

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