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Greater Bird-of-paradise
Paradisaea apoda Linnaeus, 1758
Paradisaeidae — Birds-of-paradise
Greater Bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda, breeds in south New Guinea and the Aru Islands in Australasia. It is a passerine in the birds-of-paradise family and was first described by Linnaeus in 1758. The species is the largest in its genus. Males are known for their elaborate courtship display, with long twin tail-wires and striking plumes used in ritual performance. The name apoda means “without feet”, a label linked to early skins that reached Europe lacking wings and feet.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradisaeidae — Birds-of-paradise
- Breeding range
- Australasia: s New Guinea and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)
