Central Cordillera of New Guinea from Weyland Mts east, discontinuously (including Snow Mts, Star Mts, Victor Emanuel Range, Mt Bosavi, Mt Hagen, Mt Giluwe, Ambua Range, Kubor Range, Schrader Mts and Bismarck Range), to Kratke Range.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise (Pteridophora alberti) [XC23173]
by Niels Krabbe from Yabohema, Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia (song)
(Pteridophora alberti) [XC38109]
by Marc Anderson from near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (call, male display call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Birds from Schraderberg (in Sepik Mts) described as subspecies buergersi and birds from southern slope of Mt Hagen as hallstromi, but both considered inadequately differentiated from those in rest of species' range.