大极乐鸟

分类位置

同属物种

Emperor Bird-of-paradise

Emperor Bird-of-paradise

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise

Goldie's Bird-of-paradise

小极乐鸟

Lesser Bird-of-paradise

新畿內亞極樂鳥

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

红极乐鸟

Red Bird-of-paradise

形态与习性

The greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea. Carl Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise", because early trade skins to reach Europe were prepared without wings or feet by the indigenous New Guinean people; this led to the misconception that these birds were beautiful visitors from paradise that were kept aloft by their plumes and never touched the earth until death.