Blue bird of paradise displaying, Papua New Guinea. He also views the latest images of previously unseen displays captured by a new generation of bird of paradise enthusiasts.

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

Papua Island, which encompasses the Indonesian province of Papua and Papua New Guinea, hosts over 700 bird species. The exclusive Papua Crimson Finch, a little tiny bird active during the late ...

A blue bird of paradise floats in and lands on branch nearby, and smoky honeyeaters show up next, ... Papua New Guinea is where you come to smile at nature’s whimsy.

Indonesia’s half of New Guinea. composed of Papua and West Papua provinces. Image by Mandavi via Wikimedia Commons . Hunting has helped push some paradise birds — members of the family ...

The island of New Guinea is best known among naturalists as the home for birds of paradise (BOPs). Papua New Guinea, or PNG for short, hosts 38 out of the 43 species.

The birds-of-paradise endemic to New Guinea, which ornithologist Edwin Scholes describes as “an evolutionary and biodiversity treasure,” were chosen by Scholes’s Cornell Lab of Ornithology ...

Scientists described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and parts of ...

Pope Francis visits remote communities in Papua New Guinea, wearing a hat decorated with bird of paradise feathers. The leader of the World Catholic Church and Head of State of the Vatican, Pope ...