Imagine a bird so unique that it looks like it belongs in a fantasy world. Meet the Magnificent Bird of Paradise—one of the smallest birds of paradise, yet one of the most spectacular.

We often think that birds only belong in forests, mountains, and remote areas, far from our daily lives. We assume that ...

The avian world is a treasure trove of fascinating and often bizarre mating rituals. Explore the different types of bird ...

wears an heirloom headdress with feathers taken from peacocks and birds-of-paradise. The kina shells on her necklace are a status symbol. Shells were legal currency in Papua New Guinea until 1933 ...

The islands of the Pacific Ocean are on the frontline of climate change. Sea level rise will eventually erase some from the map and make many more uninhabitable. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski hear from ...

Frank Gardner and Benedict Allen journey through Papua New Guinea. Gardner is pursuing a lifelong dream to see birds of paradise, while Allen is returning to the tribe he abandoned 30 years ago.

They have been cataloguing the courtship displays of every species of this stunning family of birds. But recently they noticed something new ... Papua in search of the Wilson’s bird of paradise ...