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King bird-of-paradise, Nimbokrang, Papua Our 3rd bird of paradise, with the simple nickname &quot;The King&quot;. It&#039;s the smallest and most vivid of the birds-of-paradise.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/156080/king_bird-of-paradise_-_perched_nimbokrang_papua.html" title="King bird-of-paradise - perched, Nimbokrang, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/156080_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=eXPXkYWbjEsoKueqzuYvpYWP4Wk%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="King bird-of-paradise - perched, Nimbokrang, Papua Our 3rd bird of paradise, with the simple nickname &quot;The King&quot;. It&#039;s the smallest and most vivid of the birds-of-paradise.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/156079/king_bird-of-paradise_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQ9VQ5jyw8 Australia (continent),Cicinnurus regius,Geotagged,Indonesia,King bird-of-paradise,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure><br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wFQ9VQ5jyw8?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Australia (continent),Cicinnurus regius,Geotagged,Indonesia,King bird-of-paradise,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

King bird-of-paradise, Nimbokrang, Papua

Our 3rd bird of paradise, with the simple nickname "The King". It's the smallest and most vivid of the birds-of-paradise.

King bird-of-paradise - perched, Nimbokrang, Papua Our 3rd bird of paradise, with the simple nickname "The King". It's the smallest and most vivid of the birds-of-paradise.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/156079/king_bird-of-paradise_nimbokrang_papua.html<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFQ9VQ5jyw8 Australia (continent),Cicinnurus regius,Geotagged,Indonesia,King bird-of-paradise,New Guinea,Nimbokrang,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,West Papua,Western New Guinea

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Gorgeous bird! I searched for more videos and found this one...My favorite part is around the 3 minute mark. I want to hear its calls, but my computer is not playing sound today.
     Posted one year ago, modified one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      That's a really good video, added it to the species record.

      As for calls, most birds-of-paradise are pretty simple and straightforward, they are basically crows with an evolutionary runaway effect.       Posted one year ago
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        Christine Young
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        I just heard it (Dave fixed the sound issue in 2 seconds after I tried for 10 minutes). I expected better for the calls, but the bird more than makes up for it with its amazing features and behaviors. Posted one year ago
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          An interesting fact that is not often mentioned:

          Some people feel bad for what these males need to do just to find a mate. But the flip-side is that it really is all they do. They look great and dance. That's it. After mating, 100% of the care is on the female.           Posted one year ago
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            Christine Young
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            They both do their best at their jobs <3. Posted one year ago
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    Calbost Niel
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    Great info and shot Ferdy Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thank you sir! Posted one year ago
  5. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    My eyessssssssss! They burnnnnn hahahah Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      In a good way I hope :) Posted one year ago
      1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
        Thibaud Aronson
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        For sure! Posted one year ago
  7. View NattyOne's profile
    NattyOne
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    Wonderful Ferdy, how long to get to it?? There's almost something "Wire-tailed Manakin-ish" about it. Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks! I think this was a 45 min hike from the road to get deeper into the forest. From there, a relatively short wait of 30 mins. This birds' location is relatively steady, it always attends the same tree. Posted one year ago
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        NattyOne
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        Oh great, not too far then, I know they all have their territories & performance sites. Good! Posted one year ago

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The King bird-of-paradise

The king bird-of-paradise is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. It is considered by the IOC checklist to be the only member of the genus "Cicinnurus", although the genus "Diphyllodes" is closely related and is subsumed under "Cicinnurus" by many other authorities.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded Dec 16, 2023. Captured Oct 13, 2023 08:58 in C377+H3 Beneik, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia.
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  • f/5.6
  • 1/320s
  • ISO4000
  • 500mm
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