Splendid Astrapia
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| Astrapia splendidissima Rothschild, 1895 |
The Splendid Astrapia, Astrapia splendidissima is a medium-sized, up to 39cm long, black bird of paradise with an iridescent yellow green mantle, blue green throat, dark green below and short, broad and black-tipped white tail feathers. The female has a brown plumage and dark head.
This little known Astrapia is distributed to the mountain forests in western part of the central highlands of New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits, insects, lizard and frogs.
Widespread and common species throughout its range, the Splendid Astrapia is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Astrapia splendidissima. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
