Greater bird-of-paradise

The greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea.

Greater bird-of-paradise
Male
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Paradisaea
Species:
P. apoda
Binomial name
Paradisaea apoda
  Paradisaea apoda

Carl Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise", because early trade skins to reach Europe were prepared without wings or feet by the indigenous New Guinean people; this led to the misconception that these birds were beautiful visitors from paradise that were kept aloft by their plumes and never touched the earth until death.

Greater bird-of-paradise on Indonesian rupiah
Obverse: Greater bird-of-paradise on a branch and face value. Reverse: Face value surrounded by country and year.
Total 1,035,435,000 coins minted in 1971. Coin demonetized in 2002.
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