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Splendid astrapia

Astrapia splendidissima Rothschild, 1895

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The splendid astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) is a species in the family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 125 g to 138 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Splendid astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the splendid astrapia

Weight
125 g – 138 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the splendid astrapia live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The splendid astrapia is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the splendid astrapia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The splendid astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) is a species of bird in the family Paradisaeidae, native to the montane forests of New Guinea. Males are known for their iridescent plumage and elaborate courtship displays, including branch-hopping, tail-flicking, and frog-like calls; they may also display in leks.

Its diet consists mainly of fruit, along with insects, lizards, and frogs. Males are generally solitary, while females raise the young and may forage in small groups. The species is considered stable, though habitat loss may pose a future threat. Two subspecies are recognized, and hybridization with other astrapias has been reported.

From the Wikipedia article “Splendid astrapia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Splendid_astrapia&oldid=1379750249), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the splendid astrapia endangered?

The splendid astrapia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the splendid astrapia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParadisaeidae
  6. genusAstrapia
  7. SpeciesAstrapia splendidissima Rothschild, 1895

Synonyms Astrapia elliottsmithi, Astrapia splendidissima elliottsmithi

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • أسترابيا رائعArabic
  • Великолепна астрапияBulgarian
  • ocell del paradís esplèndidCatalan
  • rajka překrásnáCzech
  • aderyn paradwys ysblennyddWelsh
  • PragtparadisskadeDanish
  • Pragt-paradisskadeDanish
  • PrachtparadieselsterGerman
  • Pracht-ParadieselsterGerman
  • splenda paradizeoEsperanto
  • Ave del paraíso espléndidaSpanish
  • Ave-del-paraíso EspléndidaSpanish
  • pugalsaba-paradiisilindEstonian
  • smaragdiparatiisiharakkaFinnish
  • Paradisier splendideFrench
  • tirkiznogrla rajska pticaCroatian
  • pompás paradicsomszarkaHungarian
  • Astrapia cemerlangIndonesian
  • Astrapia splendidaItalian
  • フトオオナガフウチョウJapanese
  • gražioji astrapijaLithuanian
  • PrachtastrapiaDutch
  • stasparadisfuglNorwegian
  • astrapia słonecznaPolish
  • astrápia-esplêndidaPortuguese
  • ave-do-paraíso-esplêndidaPortuguese
  • Великолепная астрапияRussian
  • rajka varechárkaSlovak
  • praktastrapiaSwedish
  • Muhteşem AstrapyaTurkish
  • астрапія ошатнаUkrainian
  • 华丽长尾风鸟Chinese
  • 光彩長尾天堂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the splendid astrapia

Other species in the same genus Astrapia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the splendid astrapia?

An adult splendid astrapia weighs 125 g – 138 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the splendid astrapia live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the splendid astrapia for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the splendid astrapia endangered?

The splendid astrapia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the splendid astrapia?

The splendid astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) belongs to the family Paradisaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{splendid_astrapia_2026,
  title = {Splendid astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/splendid-astrapia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}