There is a dizzying diversity of species on our planet. From genetic evidence we know that all species evolved from a single ancient ancestor through the evolutionary process of speciation. Find out more about the speciation process in birds and the basis of earth’s biodiversity in this video from the Birds-of-Paradise Project. Birds-of-Paradise are a fascinating family of birds—check out the full project on their website: https://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org/ | Cornell Lab of Ornithology