<P> Lophorina superba is a small, approximately 26 cm long, (passerine) bird . The male is black with an iridescent green crown, blue - green breast cover and a long velvety black erectile cape covering his back . The female is a reddish - brown bird with brownish barred buff below . The young is similar to the female . The superb bird - of - paradise are a dimorphic species . </P> <P> The species has an unusually low population of females, and competition amongst males for mates is intensely fierce . This has led the species to have one of the most bizarre and elaborate courtship displays in the avian world . After carefully and meticulously preparing a "dance floor" (even scrubbing the dirt or branch smooth with leaves), the male first attracts a female with a loud call . After the curious female approaches, his folded black feather cape and blue - green breast shield springs upward and spreads widely and symmetrically around its head, instantly transforming the frontal view of the bird into a spectacular ellipse - shaped creature that rhythmically snaps its tail feathers against each other, similar to how snapping fingers work, whilst hopping in frantic circles around the female . The average female rejects 15 - 20 potential suitors before consenting to mate . The show that males put on to attract females can be a long process that takes up many hours in a day . These species are polygynous and usually will mate with more than one female . </P> <P> The superb bird - of - paradise is distributed throughout rain forests of New Guinea . The superb bird - of - paradise inhabits most commonly in rain forests or forest edges of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea . They can also be found inhabiting mountainous habitats of the forests in New Guinea . </P> <P> The superb bird - of - paradise are also usually found on top of the trees that reside in the rain forests . </P>

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