Nine years ago, two men began an extraordinary quest: to be the first to find and document all 39 species of the legendary birds of paradise. After 18 expeditions and over 39,000 photographs, their vision is complete.

A graceful looking flycatcher, the adult male sport a long ribbonlike tail. The males occur in two color morphs cinnamon and white. Both color morphs sport a glossy black head with blue ring around the eye, but white morph is entirely white below while the cinnamon morph has cinnamon upperparts and tail, and dirty white underparts. The females are cinnamon above with a grayish throat, a shorter tail, and they lack the male’s blue eyering. They make short aerial sallies after insects, usually…

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The Bird of Paradise is an exotic flower famed for its striking resemblance to a bird in flight. Its vividly colored blossoms in bright orange and blue make it an outstanding focal point in any garden or indoor space. Light: Full sun to light shade. Water: Water regularly, allowing soil to dry out between waterings. Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil. Temperature: 65-75°F (18-24°C). Humidity: Moderate to high. Fertilizer: Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly during growing season.This tropical…

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You can’t have it all, is a phrase many of us have probably heard throughout our lives, but new research on birds-of-paradise suggests that maybe you can…at least if you are a bird-of-paradise. Ru

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