Chee! Chee!


This loud screech rises from the rain forest. It sounds like an angry bird being attacked. It’s not. This bird is just showing off. In fact, the noisy screech is just the start


of its act. Next, it hops along a branch. Snip, snip, snip. One by one, it rips off all the leaves and drops them. As it works, it pauses to chirp, grunt, and buzz. Then the bird flies down to the ground.


Against its stage of green leaves, its colors really stand out. The skin on its bald head shines bright blue. Red and yellow feathers shimmer on its back.


Suddenly, the bird fans out its neck


feathers. They look like a stiff collar. The bird’s green chest feathers rustle. The bird hops one way. Then it hops and twists to face the opposite way. Its two curly tail feathers shiver and shake. In many parts of the world, such


bright feathers, fancy moves, and loud noises could make a bird look like easy prey. Not here. That’s because this Wilson’s bird of paradise lives in a paradise for birds.


This is a Wilson’s bird of paradise. It shows its bright colors.


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