Paradisaea minor
Lesser Bird-of-Paradise
As recorded: Paradisaea minor Shaw, 1809
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Paradisaeidae
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Unknown Region
- 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 2787. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37898814. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2787.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37898814 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026