Birds of Paradise in West Papua

Fifteen different birds-of-paradise seen in West Papua, Indonesia in August-September of 2016. Birds are in order seen during the trip, which include Waigeo Island, the Arfak Mountains, Lake Habema, and Nimbokrang lowlands.
Species seen include: Wilson's Bird-of-paradise (Diphyllodes respublica), Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra), Glossy Manucode (Manucodia chalybatus), Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus), Arfak Astrapia (Astrapia nigra), Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata), Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi), Magnificent Bird-of-paradise (Diphyllodes magnificus), Western Parotia (Parotia sefilata), Superb Bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba), Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima), King Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius), Pale-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis bruijnii), 12-wire Bird-of-paradise (Seleucidis melanoleucus), and Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor).

[@felsfong8335]

иашаллах

[@irwanirawangarden4051]

amazing...proud Indonesia

[@vincentmbogo4767]

West Papua not Indonesia. To hell with your colonial country

[@rikofer8291]

@@vincentmbogo4767 learn geographic

[@widhady]

@@vincentmbogo4767 i think u are live under the rock...lol

[@annie2752]

Learn geography? Live under the rock? LMAO
Have you seen where West Papua is on the map?? Papua New Guinea and West Papua are ONE island. We are ONE island, ONE people. West Papua is NOT Indonesian because their government and military forces have invaded West Papua. They are Melanesian gosh go educate yourselves first...

[@annie2752]

how many times do i have repeat myself in that comment ^ to explain this lol.

[@alexbrackxnature]

amazing footage of incredible birds !

[@kingkobra1978]

I wonder what we have lost in other places and don't even know.