Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae)
Emperor Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi) - HBW 14, p. 491
French: Paradisier de Guillaume
German: Kaiserparadiesvogel
Spanish: Ave-del-paraíso Imperial
Other common names: Emperor of Germany/White-plumed Bird-of-paradise
Taxonomy: Paradisea Guilielmi Cabanis, 1888, Kaiser Wilhelm's Land = Sattelberg, south-east Huon Peninsula, New Guinea.
Genus name sometimes spelt Paradisea (see page 46). Hybridization with P. minor and P. raggiana recorded. Monotypic.
Distribution: Huon Peninsula (Finisterre Range, Saruwaged Range, Cromwell Mts, Rawlinson Mts), in NE New Guinea.
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A male bird said by the locals to display by itself
Locality Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
monicayhector 1 September 2007 2 years ago 1.8
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