|Fifteen of the 39 species of birds of paradise|
You can get an introduction to the project here:
These are some seriously good looking birds and you can also see footage of all 39 species here:
I encourage you to explore the project and see for yourself how sexual selection has produced such unique species.
Amazingly, the birds of paradise have so far avoided the species crisis and none are listed among recent extinctions. So far, they have avoided the fate of many parrots and parakeets of being loved to death, or suffered from invasive species that took such a toll on the Hawaiian honeycreepers and honeyeaters. But deforestation is a problem in Papua New Guinea and it will be a tragedy if we let it affect these incredible birds the way it is affecting orangutans in Indonesia.