Paradisaea minor
Lesser Bird-of-Paradise
As recorded: Paradisaea minor Shaw, 1809
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Paradisaeidae
- Collected by
- P Temple
- Collector number
- Collector Number: PT 597
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paradisaea minor observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 85 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.
2026-08-13
Kebar, Kabupaten Manokwari, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Hammam As, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-08-01
Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-06-14
Nimbokrang, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-14
Sarmi, ID-PA, ID
(c) Jacky Buli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-06
Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya, Papua, ID
(c) roberttheintrepid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Paradisaea minor. BPBM 22962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37900308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/22962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37900308 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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