Paradise Bird (Burung Cendrawasih) of West Papua

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FACING EXTINCTION

by Charles Roring

In Papua (Irian Jaya), there are many kinds of birds that are facing extinction. Some of them are paradise birds and crown pigeon. These birds have beautiful feather. Paradise birds are dominated by yellow, green and dark brown while crown pigeon mostly has blue, gray and white colors. People call the bird crown pigeon because this kind of bird has crown-like head.  In West Papua, its name is Mambruk. When you go to the zoo you may probably see these birds. They are originally from the Papuan island.

Hunters and bird traders like to shoot them and preserve their skin. Then they will bring these skins to big cities and sell them at high prices. Sometimes, they bring and sell the birds alive to wealthy buyers in big cities. 

No wonder, these birds are facing extinction. If we don’t do anything to prevent more killings to these species, we will never be able to see them anymore in the near future.

facing extinction: menghadapi kepunahan

crown pigeon: dara mahkota atau burung mambruk

paradise birds: burung surga atau burung cendrawasih

zoo: kebun binatang

wealthy: orang kaya

to prevent: untuk mencegah