Raggiana bird-of-paradise calling (Paradisaea raggiana) Papua New Guinea. | BIRDS & Nature

🌿 Nature’s Royal Dancer 👑 | Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, famous for the male's spectacular mating display featuring long, red-orange plumes, a yellow crown, and an emerald-green throat. Males perform elaborate dances on high branches to attract females, who are more drab in comparison, with a maroon-brown body and yellow eyes. They are found in foothill forests and feed on fruits and arthropods, and their feathers are used in

451K views · 22K reactions | I encountered and photographed some of the most beautiful birds of Papua (in Papua New Guinea and in West Papua of Indonesia), on multiple trips with hours of research, hiking and waiting in the jungles with my 600 mm nikoor f4 TC and 180-600 mm NIKKOR lenses. Of course there are many more birds we saw but here’s my top 4 list. Thanks to @andympics for Parotia dance and for Raggiana mating video. | Daniel Kordan | Facebook

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4.8K views · 251 reactions | We're flipping for the weekend!  This is Phoenix, a male Raggiana bird-of-paradise. Hanging upside down (or doing little flips) is part of his courtship dance. This species is the national bird of Papua-New Guinea and can be found in the rainforests there. | Philadelphia Zoo | Facebook

We are excited to have another Raggiana Bird-of-paradise chick at the Zoo. This is the 4th chick hatched and raised here. The Cincinnati Zoo is one of only two AZA institutions currently having success breeding this species. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

86K views · 3.2K reactions | Rare moment of Raggiana bird of paradise...