Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor)

The Lesser Bird of Paradise  looks much like the Greater Bird of Paradise. In courtship, no other birds come close to the spectacular display of vibrating plumage and swishing tail music bottom. The captivating dance evokes a heavenly vision of sexual complexity - the zenith of emotional union. Whereas the female is a demure and submissive bird, the male is adorned with a silky white and yellow rear, a creamy yellow head and a luminous emerald throat.