Their elaborate multi-colored plumage shimmers in the sunlight and making their appearance that much more dramatic

Amazingly attractive, with his colorful plumage gleaming in the early sun.

Completed off with deep blue feet and curving violet tail feathers only add to their appeal.

Wilson’s bird of paradise (Cicinnurus respublica) is a Paradisaical family passerine bird.

The male has a golden mantle around his neck, an almost emerald green throat, deep blue feet, and wonderfully curled violet tail feathers.

His head is bare neon blue with a black double cross design on top.

The female bird is brownish with a deeper blue head than the male.

Wilson’s Bird of Paradise is endemic to Indonesia.

Where it may be found in the hill and lowland rainforest zones of the Waigeo and Batanta Islands off the coast of West Papua.

Therefore, these birds prefer steep wooded regions over 300 m in elevation, where they eat on fruit and insects.

Other than the male performing an elaborate dance for the female, nothing is known about this bird’s breeding habits.

The interior of his mouth is fluorescent, essentially transforming him into a dazzling green disc, making him an amazing beacon of color.

Moreover, the female constructs and incubates the nest.

Wilson’s bird-of-paradise is considered near endangered due to ongoing habitat destruction, a narrow range, and widespread exploitation.

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