The Magnificent Riflebird's Crazy Courtship Dance (West Papua, Indonesia)

Birds-of-paradise are famous for their mating theatrics: most flamboyant of all, perhaps, is the Magnificent Riflebird's flamenco-like courtship dance. Captured in high-def in West Papua.

Collaboration: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Filming & Sound Recording: Edwin Scholes & Tim Laman
Editing: Ben Louis Nicholas
Illustration: Maria Hooper
Title Design: Christie Little

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