Astrapia

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Astrapia
Astrapia stephaniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Astrapia
Vieillot, 1816

The genus Astrapia (Vieillot, 1816) consists of five species of birds of paradise.

Endemic to New Guinea, the males have highly iridescent plumage and remarkably long tails.

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