Photographer Tim Laman (of National Geographic magazine, USA) and the ornithologist Edwin Scholes (Cornell University, USA) became the first to collect about 2,000 images and record the singing of all 39 birds. paradise in the world.
Paradise bird Paradisaea rubra - (Photo: National Geographic)
In the bird world, the paradise bird family (Paradisaeidae) is said to have the most colorful and charming splendor on the blue planet. The feathers of the male birds are used in strange "rituals" during the double season.
According to the Guardian newspaper, they spent nearly a decade sleeping in tents and climbing trees in remote tropical rainforests (mainly in Papua New Guinea) to hunt down. and 'grab' beautiful moments about the above 39 paradise birds.
Their silent work was introduced and described in the documentary Secret Birds of Paradise (Secret birds of paradise). The film will be released on December 6 on the wild television channel of National Geographic (USA).
Below is a close-up of some paradise birds - Photo: National Geographic
The species Paradisaea rudolphi
The species Paradisaea decora
Parotia carolae
Species Astrapia mayeri
The species Cicinnurus regius
Parotia sefilata species
Cicinnurus magnificus species
Cicinnurus respublica
Drepanornis albertisi species
