Birds-of-Paradise There are 45 species in 17 genera in the family Paradsaeidae - also known as birds-of-paradise. These birds live across eastern Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea.

Birds-of-paradise have some of the world’s strangest and most elaborate courtship displays. In the rainforests of New Guinea, for instance, the male superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba ...

Birds-of-paradise are even colorful in the dark, with feathers and body parts that glow a brilliant yellow-green under ultraviolet (UV) light, a new study found.

Blue bird of paradise hang upside down from the branches, pulsating with their blue and violet feathers spread out like a fan. During the show, Blue bird of paradise produce a low, soft buzzing sound.

A male Superb Bird of Paradise displays his super-black and brilliant blue plumage to an onlooking female. Ed Scholes, CC BY-ND Super-black feathers on these guys are like looking into a dark cave.

Species: There are an estimated 42 species of bird of paradise. Size: Size varies depending on species, from approximately 15 cm or 5.9 in (King bird of paradise) to 110 cm or 43 in (Black ...

Until now, no one had looked for the glowing property in birds-of-paradise, which are native to Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea and are famous for their elaborate mating displays.