Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise

Also known as Count Raggi's Bird-of-Paradise, Raggi's Bird-of-Paradise

Raggiana birds-of-paradise are renowned for the dramatic courtship displays of polygynous males, who gather at traditional forest leks to showcase their brilliant crimson flank plumes. Perched high in the canopy, males clap their wings, shimmer their feathers, and call loudly to attract visiting females. As the national bird and emblem of Papua New Guinea, they play a vital role in seed dispersal across tropical rainforest ecosystems.