Birds of Paradise and the New species in Raja Ampat

Birds of paradise or tourist called with the name Bird of Paradise, is a characteristic bird of Papua. Of the 43 species of these beautiful birds, 35 can be found in Papua. These birds usually live in dense forest or in the lowlands. It has a habit of playing in the morning when the sun began to show light on the eastern. The birds of paradise have a beautiful characteristic owned by the male birds. Generally, brightly colored is a combination of several colors. The beauty of male paradise are used to attract the attention of females paradise. While singing on a limb with movements in different directions. In fact, sometimes hanging upside down on the limb. However, each species of paradise must have its own type of dance.

HONAI (House of Papuan's Tribe)

Exterior of the house

Interior of the house

Honai house made ​​of wood with a conical roof made ​​of straw or reeds. Honai purposely built narrow or small and no windows are intended to withstand the cold mountains of Papua. Honai usually constructed as high as 2.5 meters and at the center of the house prepared a place for a bonfire to warm themselves. Honai house is divided into three types, namely for men (called Honai), women (called Ebei), and the pig pen (called Wamai). Honai ordinary house inhabited by 5 to 10 people. Honai home in a building used for a place to rest (sleep), other buildings for places to eat together, and the third building to corral. Home Honai generally divided into two levels. Ground floor and first floor connected by a bamboo ladder.

Sorong West-Papua

History

Sorong map

This region is formed by the Biak tribe Numfor of the Raja Ampat Islands, and gave the name of the Mainland Maladum as Soren, in the Biak language Numfor means that in the sea and waves. Then pronounced by Chinese traders and European missionaries as Sorong. 

PAPUA & WEST PAPUA - INDONESIA

Birds of Paradise (Cendrawasih)

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 Papua covers most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It's the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea. In 2003, the Indonesian government declared the westernmost part of the island, around Bird's Head Peninsula, a separate province; its name was first West Irian Jaya and is now West Papua.