Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch above the rainforest canopy. Tari Pass area, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch, Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea

David Tipling / Tribal performers from Hagen at Sing-sing, Mount Hagen Show in Western Highlands Papua New Guinea. Headress contains Papuan Lorikeet birds and King of Saxony plumes. August 2011

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch above the rainforest canopy. Tari Pass area, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch above the rainforest canopy. Tari Pass area, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch above the rainforest canopy. Tari Pass area, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch. Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King of Saxony bird of paradise (Pteridophora alberti) male, courtship display, performing a bouncing practice display that waves his head plumes to attract females, Southwestern slopes of Mt. Hagen,...

Uri Golman / King of Saxony bird of paradise (Pteridophora alberti) displaying in a tree, Tari, Papua New Guinea. January.

Konrad Wothe / Papuan boys with King of Saxony bird of paradise (Pteridophora alberti), killed with slingshot. Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. 2019.

Konrad Wothe / King of Saxony bird of paradise (Pteridophora alberti) looking around, Papua New Guinea.