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Paradisaea rudolphi
Blue Bird-of-paradise
As recorded: Paradisaea rudolphi (Finsch & A.B.Meyer, 1885)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Paradisaeidae
- Collected by
- local collector
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Wau
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paradisaea rudolphi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-12.

2026-07-12
Papua New Guinea
(c) tmccarthey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Papua New Guinea
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
Papua New Guinea
(c) Donna Belder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-13
Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-12
Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-14
Papua New Guinea
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Paradisaea rudolphi. BPBM 98734. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37900526. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/98734.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37900526 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
