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Emperor Bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea guilielmi

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicFruitForestCup nestMedium · 256 g
Emperor Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi), photo 1
Photo: (Reproduced from the Biodiversity heritage library (http://biodiversitylibrary.com/)) Koch A (2018) Discovery of a rare hybrid specimen known as Maria’s bird of paradise at the Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum in Braunschweig. Zoosystematics and Evolution 94(2): 315-324. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.94.25139 · CC BY 4.0

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The emperor bird-of-paradise is large, approximately 33 cm long, yellow and brown with a reddish-brown iris, bluish-grey bill and purplish-brown legs. The male has an extensive dark emerald green face and throat, two very long tail wires and large white ornamental flank plumes. The female is almost similar to the male, but has an all brown plumage, smaller in size and has no ornamental plumes.

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When to see the Emperor Bird-of-paradise

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Emperor Bird-of-paradise

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Papua New Guinea

About the Emperor Bird-of-paradise

The emperor bird-of-paradise, also known as emperor of Germany's bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird-of-paradise.

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Easily confused with

Goldie's Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea decoraGoldie's bird-of-paradise is large, approximately 33 cm long, and olive-brown. Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) Greater Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea apodaThe greater bird-of-paradise is the largest member of the genus Paradisaea, with "the most glamorous display in the bird world". Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra) Red Bird-of-paradiseParadisaea rubraLarge, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow with a dark brown iris, grey legs, and yellow bill.

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