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The Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a bird found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Rainforests in southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Greater Bird-of-paradise lives

Rainforests in southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit60%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Greater Bird-of-paradise

Recorded by Barry Edmonston (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC502248. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Greater Bird-of-paradise

Where does the Greater Bird-of-paradise live?

The Greater Bird-of-paradise lives in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Rainforests in southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands.

What does the Greater Bird-of-paradise eat?

fruit (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Greater Bird-of-paradise endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.