Stephanie's astrapia

Princess Stephanie's astrapia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Astrapia
Species:
A. stephaniae
Binomial name
Astrapia stephaniae
(Finsch & A.B. Meyer, 1886)

Stephanie's astrapia (Astrapia stephaniae), also known as Princess Stephanie's astrapia, is a species of bird-of-paradise of the family Paradisaeidae, native to the Bird's Tail Peninsula (Papua New Guinea). This species was first described by Carl Hunstein in 1884.

A common species throughout its range, Princess Stephanie's astrapia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Hybrids between this species and the ribbon-tailed astrapia, in the small area where their ranges overlap, have been named Barnes's astrapia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Astrapia stephaniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706222A130412419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706222A130412419.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.