This document provides instructions to fold a bird of paradise origami figure using 21 steps: 1) Begin with an equilateral triangle and fold lines in the center. 2) Mountain fold the corners under at midpoints and parallel lines. 3) Fold the triangle in half and imagine folding sections to form an isosceles triangle, then valley fold as illustrated. Reverse fold and crease lines are made in subsequent steps to form the bird's body, wings, head and beak over 14 more steps culminating in the finished origami figure.

1. Bird of Paradise c Ronald Koh - 1973
1. 2. 3.
Begin with an equilateral Fold to the crease line in the ... and turn paper over.
triangle, about 15 cm to each centre ...
side. Fold and fold.
4. 5. 6. 7.
C C
A
D
B B
In this step, only the Mountain fold each of Fold in half. Imagine BCD as an
top layer is folded. the corners under as isosceles triangle.
Bring the lower edges shown, at the Valley fold as
to the middle. mid-point between A illustrated and
and B and parallel to crease well.
line B and C.
10.
.8 9.
Fold down and crease ... then unfold Steps 7 Reverse fold along the crease
well ... and 8. lines made in Step 7.
11. 12. 13.
Reverse fold again along Fold and unfold, creasing ... then valley fold to the crease
creases made in Step 8. firmly ... made in Step 12.

2. 14. 15. 16.
Fold over ... ... and over. Repeat Steps 12 to 15 on
the other side.
17. 18. 19.
Outside reverse fold on the left ... ... and then the right, at the Fold up the top and back
angle as illustrated. pieces as shown.
20.
21. 21.
Rabbit's ear. Mountain fold the ... and reverse fold
Repeat at the back. corner on the left, again.
repeating behind. Steps 22 to 24 are
Reverse fold on the close ups of the
right ... head.
22.
Outside reverse at the top while
crimp folding below ...
23.
... like this. Sitting pretty!
Make two consecutive reverse
fold to form the beak ...
24.
... then crimp fold
here to finish.