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Paradisaea rudolphi
Photo of male by Mpacker
highlands above Tari in Papua New Guinea

Identification

Note ivory bill and thick broken ivory white eyeing. Black head extending down back of neck and upper back. Indigo lower back is striking. Blue and rust colored plumes on male and two very long black tail steamers. Female similar but lacking steamers and plumes.

Distribution

Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are known, rudolphi and margaritae.

Habitat

Highlands

Behaviour

Territorial, garding fruit trees, especially in the morning.

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