plumes, the rare blue bird-of-paradise is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Its population is thought to have a decreasing trend, estimated to be anywhere from 2,500 to 10 000 individuals. Gallery References External links ARKive - images and movies of the Blue Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi) BirdLife International: Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rudolphi blue bird-of-paradise Birds of Papua New Guinea Birds described in 1885 blue bird-of-paradise Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea