Astrapia

The similar astrapia species Astrapia nigra and A. rothschildi live in the Arfak and Tamrau mountains (to the extreme west) and on the Huon Peninsula (to the extreme east), respectively.

Archive 2006-03-01 Darren Naish 2006

Archbold's bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis), ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri), and the blue bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi) are considered vulnerable.

Central Range montane rain forests 2008

The long-bearded honeyeater (Melidectes princeps), MacGregor's bird-of-paradise (Macgregoria pulchra), the ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri) are considered vulnerable.

Central Range sub-alpine grasslands 2007

Astrapia mayeri ribbon-tailed bird of paradise, 138

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Astrapia mayeri, the ribbon-tailed bird of paradise.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

The Astrapia seems to me to be somewhat intermediate between the Paradiseidae and

The Malay Archipelago 2004

The first is the Paradise pie (Astrapia nigra of Lesson), a bird of the size of Paradises rubra, but with a very long tail, glossed above with intense violet.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

Astrapia mayeri, the ribbon-tailed bird of paradise.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Among these was a pair of the superb Paradise Pie (Astrapia nigra) in tolerable preservation.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

Astrapia mayeri ribbon-tailed bird of paradise, 138

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004