Genus: Parotia
Description
The six Parotias from New Guinea belong to the Birds-of-paradise.
Males have a black plumage (with various sheens and colourful breast-shields) and three elongated wire-like bare occipital plumes from behind each eye (giving them also the name Six-wired or Six-plumed Birds-of-paradise).
Females are smaller, have brownish upperparts and paler, dark barred underparts.
All species are polygynous species. The male attends a terrestrial court where it shows a complex display courtship involving a dance (see picture). The female builds and attends the nest alone.
Taxonomy
Parotia is a genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
Eastern Parotia is sometimes included as subspecies in Lawes's Parotia.
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| P. carolae | Carola's Parotia | ||
| P. berlepschi | Bronze Parotia | ||
| P. sefilata | Western Parotia | ||
| P. wahnesi | Wahnes's Parotia | ||
| P. lawesii | Lawes's Parotia | ||
| P. helenae | Eastern Parotia | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Parotia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Parotia
Pages in category ‘Parotia’
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
