Nature

Birds of the Gods

Living in the depths of the New Guinean rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. To find these birds in New Guinea is not easy, and to witness their extraordinary mating displays is even tougher. David Attenborough introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film these Birds of Paradise; the holy grail of wildlife filmmakers

Birds of the Gods

52m 30s

Living in the depths of the New Guinean rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. To find these birds in New Guinea is not easy, and to witness their extraordinary mating displays is even tougher. David Attenborough introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film these Birds of Paradise; the holy grail of wildlife filmmakers

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    Superb Bird of Paradise

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    The bizarre and elaborate courtship display of the Superb bird of paradise.

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    Wilson's Bird of Paradise

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    A look at the commonalities between Wilson's bird of paradise and Magnificent bird of paradise.

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    Lawes's Parotia

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    A male intruder interrupts another Lawes's Parotia's courtship display.

  • King Bird of Paradise: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    King Bird of Paradise

    S29 E7 - 1m 7s

    The courtship displays of the red and white King bird of paradise.

  • Blue Bird of Paradise: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blue Bird of Paradise

    S29 E7 - 1m 51s

    A Blue bird of paradise displays for local conservationist Miriam Supuma.

  • Birds of the Gods: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Birds of the Gods

    S29 E7 - 31s

    Deep in the heart of New Guinea live unimaginably spectacular birds that exist nowhere else.

  • Birds of the Gods: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Birds of the Gods

    S29 E7 - 30s

    David Attenborough introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film Birds of Paradise -- the holy grail of wildlife filmmakers.

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