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Genus: ''Parotia'' | Genus: ''Parotia'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | The five Parotias from [[New Guinea]] belong to the Birds-of-paradise.<br /> | |
| + | 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).<br /> | ||
| + | Females are smaller, have brownish upperparts and paler, dark barred underparts.<br /> | ||
| + | All species are [[Dictionary_M-S#P|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== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Parotia'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Paradisaeidae|Paradisaeidae]]. | + | ''Parotia'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Paradisaeidae|Paradisaeidae]].<br /> |
| + | [[Carola's Parotia]] is sometimes split in two species (Carola's and Bronzed Parotia), [[Helena's Parotia]] is sometimes included as subspecies in [[Lawes's Parotia]]. | ||
{{Nav-Parotia}} | {{Nav-Parotia}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Paradisaeidae | + | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-HBWVol14}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Paradisaeidae]] | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 22 October 2010
Genus: Parotia
Description
The five 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.
Carola's Parotia is sometimes split in two species (Carola's and Bronzed Parotia), Helena's 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 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Parotia
Pages in category ‘Parotia’
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
