Paradisaea apoda
Greater Bird-of-Paradise
As recorded: Paradisaea apoda Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Paradisaeidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paradisaea apoda observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
Aru Islands Regency, Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Mehd Halaouate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
North Fly District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-07-15
North Fly District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) E_Ribak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-10
North Fly District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-10
North Fly District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-17
North Fly, PG-WE, PG
(c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Paradisaea apoda. BPBM 145135. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37900321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/145135.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37900321 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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