
Wilsons bird-of-paradise - male displays to female, Waigeo Selatan, Indonesia
Full coverage of the extraordinary Wilsons bird-of-paradise found on Waigeo Selatan, Papua. The male manages a spotless floor and calls for the female. When the female arrives, the male does a largely stationary display. Be sure to watch the video to see the display from the female's perspective:

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is a species of passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae. The first footage of the Wilson's bird-of-paradise ever to be filmed was recorded in 1996 by David Attenborough for the BBC documentary Attenborough in Paradise. He did so by dropping leaves on the forest floor, which irritated the bird into clearing them away.