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Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea raggiana

Photo by AdamRiley
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Description:

The Raggiana Bird-of-paradise is Papua New Guinea's nation bird and emblem. This amazing creature was photographed at a display lek in Varirata National Park outside the capital city if Port Moresby.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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Comments (2)
Noe and Pili
I envy you! You have an amazing collection of pictures from the most interesting places of the world! I don't want to die before have seen a bird of paradise in the wild :)

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PublishedOctober 26, 2011

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