Lesser Bird-of-paradise

Lesser Bird-of-paradiseThe Lesser Bird of Paradise lives in forests of northwestern New Guinea. Males court females with vivid colors and long ornamental plumes.What does it look like?The male has a yellow crown, green throat, and long yellow-brown flank plumes. The female is mostly brown and lacks the male's long display plumes.How does it live?The Lesser Bird of Paradise lives in forests of northwestern New Guinea. Males court females with vivid colors and long ornamental plumes.Males change posture on display branches or a court and spread their plumes to court females.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.