The
ribbon-tailed astrapia is the most recently discovered bird-of-paradise. It is medium-sized
bird and its body is velvet black.
The male
has an iridescent olive green and bronze plumage, and is adorned with ornamental "ball" plume above its bill and two extremely long, ribbon-like white tail feathers. The female is
a brown bird with an iridescent head.
What makes it distinctive?
The male
ribbon-tailed astrapia has the longest tail feathers compared to its body size
of any bird, over three times the length of its body.
How big it is?
The
Ribbon-tailed astrapia is medium-sized, up to 32 cm long and has a white long
tail that is over 1 meter long.
Where does it live?
The
ribbon-tailed astrapia lives in the subalpine forests in western part of the
central highlands of Papua New Guinea.
How does the male attract females?
He dances
to show his tail feathers to the female.
What does it eat?
The ribbon-tailed
astrapia uses its bill to eat berries, spiders, and frogs and other insects.
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