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Lesser bird-of-paradise, Nimbokrang, Papua Quite some backlight, but this was our first bird-of-paradise seen. This is the adult male, which has the extravagant plumage on the tail. We saw some younger males too that lack such a tail.<br />
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Lesser bird-of-paradise, Nimbokrang, Papua

Quite some backlight, but this was our first bird-of-paradise seen. This is the adult male, which has the extravagant plumage on the tail. We saw some younger males too that lack such a tail.

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Now that's the stuff!! Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  We're collecting bops. Posted one year ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    That's a hard to top collection! Posted one year ago

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The Lesser bird-of-paradise

The lesser bird-of-paradise is a bird-of-paradise in the genus "Paradisaea".

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 17, 2023. Captured Oct 11, 2023 07:17 in C396+HQ Beneik, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia.

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ISO560
500mm

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