The Arfak Astrapia is a bird-of-paradise of montane forest in western New Guinea. The male has iridescent plumage and a long tail; the female is smaller and darker.
The male has dark plumage with iridescent blue-green sheen and a very long tail. The female is smaller and dark brown.
It eats fruit and arthropods. The female builds the nest, incubates the eggs, and cares for the young.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.