| Astrapia | |
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| Ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Astrapia Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Paradisea nigra Gmelin, JF, 1788
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Astrapia (Vieillot, 1816) is a genus of birds-of-paradise. The genus contains five species, all endemic to New Guinea. The males have highly iridescent plumage and remarkably long tails. Females are duller and have shorter tails.
Barnes's astrapia is a hybrid produced by the interbreeding of Princess Stephanie's astrapia and the ribbon-tailed astrapia.[1]
- ^ Peckover, William S. (1990). Papua New Guinea Birds of Paradise. Carina, Queensland, Australia: Robert Brown & Associates. ISBN 9781862730441. OCLC 29009168.