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King bird-of-paradise, Malayauw, Papua Not sure what's going on with this individual. It's missing a lot of feathers in the face and it does not have the decorative tail feathers. Could be a juvenile but I think he's probably past his peak. Australia (continent),Cicinnurus regius,Geotagged,Indonesia,King bird-of-paradise,Malayauw,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge

King bird-of-paradise, Malayauw, Papua

Not sure what's going on with this individual. It's missing a lot of feathers in the face and it does not have the decorative tail feathers. Could be a juvenile but I think he's probably past his peak.

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    Christine Young
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    That's a mystery! I hope he was okay. 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
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 26, 2024. Captured Oct 17, 2023 08:27 in 6RQF+HG Siwis, Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO720
  • 480mm
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