It's true that this riflebird is the most flamboyant member of the Paradisaeidae family. Take a closer look at these photos, you can see its blue tail, a yellow mouth, and curved and jet black bill.

There is a clear difference between male and female magnificent riflebirds. The females wear a brownish coat with dark spots and buff bars below, finished off with a white brow. Young birds also look much like female birds. This tiny, striking bird (34 cm long) distributes in lowland rainforests of New Guinea, and in Northeastern Australia, in the Cape York area.

When a male is trying to get a female's attention, he will distort his body and puff out his feathers to highlight the turquoise patterning, which shines through the low light of the forest. He will fan out his wings and sway, dancing until a female draws close and allows herself to be embraced and mated with. It's such a complex ritual that juveniles have been observed practicing in their nest.

Oddly enough, while the birds-of-paradise family (Paradisaeidae) is revered the world over for its otherworldly beauty, not a whole lot is known about them. It doesn't help that most of these birds are hidden away in some of the most remote and dense rainforests in the world, but a team from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is determined to change that.

It's commonly found in lowland Rainforest areas. The diets of this bird are fruits and arthropods. During the breeding season, male riflebirds perform a spectacular mating dance on a 'dancing perch.' He hops around, extends his wings, raising his tail, swinging his head from side to side, showing off his metallic blue-green breast shield.

They do this display in public so that all female birds can enjoy. If they are impressed by the male's dance, they will stand in front of the male birds. After finding their mates, female riflebirds build their nest and lay eggs in. The females then incubate their eggs and feed the chicks until they are fully-fledged. Watch the video of this spectacular bird below.