Indonesia is very rich in the diversity of birds in the region. Birds that live in Papua-Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and Australia are increasingly rare at this time.One of the most beautiful birds, the birds of paradise, is Cendrawasih (Paradisaea raggiana). In Indonesia, known by the name of Cendrawasih, but the world called as the Bird of Paradise. Because of its beauty of plume, considered as a bird from paradise.
Nowadays, this kind of beautiful bird is about facing its extinction. Why why why? People keep hunting them. Why again? Ough, this is a money talk.
Unfortunately, the birds have been listed as endangered and trapping. The export are illegal, but still, all species of this bird are still being traded illegally on the black market.
the types of birds of paradise :
Blue Bird or the scientific name Paradisaea rudolphi is a kind of medium-sized birds of paradise, with a length of about 30cm, of the genus Paradisaea. Blue Bird Areas are spread in the mountainous forests of eastern Papua New Guinea and southeast, generally from a height of 1400 meters to 1800 meters altitude above sea level.
Red Bird of Paradise or the scientific name Paradisaea rubra is a kind of babbler medium-sized bird, with a length of about 33cm, from the clan Paradisaea. Indonesian endemic, Red Bird found only in lowland forests on the island and Batanta Waigeo the Raja Ampat regency, West Irian Jaya province.
“Burung Cendrawasih”, is the Indonesian name of this bird. We can easily recognize them, of course! They are very different with another species. Well, they have such rare and beautiful plumage. Burung Cendrawasih size is about 13 inches in length (33 cm).
