Ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri)
The ribbon-tailed astrapia is a species of bird-of-paradise.The ribbon-tailed astrapia is distributed and endemic to subalpine forests in western part of the central highlands of Papua New Guinea. Like many other ornamental birds-of-paradise, the male is polygamous. Due to habitat loss and being hunted for its plumes, the Ribbon-tailed Astrapia is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The ribbon-tailed astrapia is medium-sized, up to 32 cm long (without
including the tail of the male, which can be over 1 metre).photo credits: markaharper1
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