Barnes's astrapia
{{Short description|Hybrid bird}}
{{Hybridbox
| name = Barnes's astrapia
| image =
| genus = Astrapia
| species1 = stephaniae
| link1 = Princess Stephanie's astrapia
| species2 = mayeri
| link2 = Ribbon-tailed astrapia
| synonyms =
- Astrarchia barnesi
- Astrapia barnesi
}}
Barnes's astrapia, also known as Barnes's long-tailed bird-of-paradise or Barnes's long-tail, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae and the genus Astrapia that is a likely hybrid between Stephanie's astrapia (A. stephaniae) and the ribbon-tailed astrapia (A. mayeri).
Description
Barnes's astrapia is similar in appearance to both parent species, though closer to a ribbon-tailed astrapia. Males have two very long white and black tail feathers, glossy blue head and neck, small beak and a black body. Females have fewer blue feathers on their head as well as shorter tails.
Taxonomy
Until 1930, Barnes's astrapia (and all the other hybrid birds-of-paradise) were thought to be species and were named as such. Barnes's astrapia was named Astrarchia barnesi by Iredale in 1948, under the presumption that it is a species.Iredale (1948).
Distribution
Barnes's astrapia lives in the montane forest of Papua New Guinea, where the ranges of the parent species overlap on a small part of the Hagen Range and Mount Giluwe, usually at 2,300–2,600 m asl.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
Notes
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References
- {{Cite journal |author= Iredale, Tom|year= 1948|title= A check list of the birds of paradise and bowerbirds|journal= Australian Zoologist|volume= 11|pages= 161–189}}
- Peckover, William S. (1990). Papua New Guinea, Birds of Paradise. Brown: Carina.
- International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
External links
- [http://wildiaries.com/trips/11013-Captain-Blood-and-the-Barnes-Astrapia Wildiaries] – three photographs of a perched male
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Category:Hybrid birds of paradise
Category:Endemic birds of Papua New Guinea
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