Cendrawasih
The following is an explanation of Indonesian endemic birds ..
Bird of Paradise is the name of bird given by Indonesia. This endemic bird is very beautiful fur, especially the males. With the beauty of the feathers it makes birds of paradise very famous and even can be said the most beautiful among the birds in Indonesia. Beautiful not only from the color of the fur but also the dance movements of male birds while marrying. cendrawasihTherefore it is not wrong if in the literature called the angel bird (angel) who descended from heaven to give the name of bird of paradise or bird paradise. This bird lives in the forests of the island of Papua. We all know that clearing of forests in other islands in Indonesia - especially for oil palm plantations - is done without control. Therefore some environmentalists say Papua forest is the last forest for Indonesia. If logging on the island is also done without control, the extinction of Cendrawasih birds can become a reality. Bird of paradise is a family of bird species Paradisaeidae. This species of bird in Indonesia is mostly in Papua and slightly in Maluku. Sefamilious birds exist in Papua New Guinea, eastern Australia and there are only 14 species and 43 species. Of the species, 30 are in Indonesia. The size of this bird varies with the size of 15-100 cm and weighs approximately 50-430 grams. The small species are called Paradise King birds (Cicinnurus regius) weighing up to 50 grams, weighing up to 110 cm into Paradise Part Sabit Black (Epimachus albertisi) and weighing up to 430 grams of Paradise Manukod Jambul-rolled bird species (Manucodia comrii) .