Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Astrapia Higher classification Bird-of-paradise Order Passerine | Family Paradisaeidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Ribbon‑tailed astrapia, Princess Stephanie's astrapia, Arfak astrapia, Splendid astrapia, Huon astrapia | ||
Ribbon tailed astrapia the three foot tail
The astrapias are a genus, Astrapia, of birds-of-paradise. The genus contains five species.
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They are endemic to New Guinea. The males have highly iridescent plumage and remarkably long tails. Females are duller and have shorter tails.
Barnes' astrapia is a hybrid produced by the interbreeding of Princess Stephanie's astrapia and the ribbon-tailed astrapia.
Ribbon tailed astrapia
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