Bird of paradise

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Bird of paradise may refer to:

Birds

• Birds of Paradise, members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes
• Macgregor's Giant Honeyeater, a black crow-like bird also known as Macgregor's Bird of Paradise
• Satinbirds, a family of passerines originally thought to be part of the Paradisaeidae family
• Huma bird, a mythological creature commonly depicted in Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Urdu poetry

Plants

• Strelitzia, a genus of five species of perennials
• Heliconia, a genus of about 100-200 species of flowering plants, commonly called lobster-claws, wild plantains or false bird-of-paradise
• Caesalpinia gilliesii, a shrub in the legume family
• Caesalpinia pulcherrima, a shrub in the legume family, commonly called Red Bird of Paradise or Mexican Bird of Paradise

Film and television

• Bird of Paradise (1932 film), directed by King Vidor
• Bird of Paradise (1951 film), directed by Delmer Daves
• "Bird of Paradise," an episode of the TV series Xiaolin Showdown
• "Bird of Paradise," an episode of the TV series Godzilla

Music

• "Bird of Paradise" (Snowy White song)
• "Bird of Paradise," a song by The Appleseed Cast on the album Low Level Owl, Vol. 1
• "Bird of Paradise," a song by Charlie Parker
• "Bird of Paradise," a song by Serj Tankian
• "Birds of Paradise," a song by Peter, Sue and Marc

Other

• Bird of Paradise Island, an island near Tobago

[edit] See also

• Paradise Bird, an album by Amii Stewart
• The Byrds of Paradise, a television series

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