Ribbon-tailed Astrapia is a medium sized black colored magnificent bird of paradise which is one particular of the most amazing birds of its kind. Ribbon-tailed Astrapia is identified in a extremely small mountain variety of Papua New Guinea which is the most current bird of paradise to be discovered.
The population of Ribbon-tailed Astrapia exists mainly in the highland forests at an altitude between 2,400 and three,400 m, often down to 1,800 m and also in degraded forest. Ribbon-tailed Astrapia is fundamentally an ornamental bird which is also known as Shaw Mayer’s Astrapia and scientifically known as Astrapia mayeri. Ribbon-tailed Astrapia has an exquisite and long white feathered tail which can be of one meter in length. The male Ribbon-tailed Astrapia has an olive green and bronze plumage with an approximate physique length of 30 cm. The female Ribbon-tailed Astrapia has brownish black head and the rest of the physique is significantly less colorful than the male. The female Ribbon-tailed Astrapia also lacks the long tail. Typically, there is a dark green tuft lying at the prime of the beak.
The habitat destruction and hunting are the largest threats to the population of Ribbon-tailed Astrapia. Ribbon-tailed Astrapia, magnificent bird of paradise is hunted for attaining its magnificent tail plumes. Presently, Ribbon-tailed Astrapia is is listed as Close to Threatened on the IUCN Red list of threatened Species.
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