Alternative name: Foja Parotia
- Parotia berlepschi
Identification
Male 26cm, female 25cm. A distinctive short-tailed Parotia.
Male
- Velevety black plumage
- Three ornamental head wires behind each eye
- Elongated display side feathers
- White plumes on flanks
- Gold and white crest
- Blackish whiskers
- Bronzed yellow-green and/or magenta to pink iridescent throat
- Sulphur-yellow eye
Female
- Pale brownish plumage, whitish on head
- Grey barred underparts
Juveniles are undescribed, immature males similar to females.
Distribution
Endemic to Western New Guinea (Van Rees and possibly Foya mountains).
Fairly common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Carola's Parotia.
Habitat
Middle montane forests. Aso in regrowth and abandoned gardens. Occurs at 1100 - 2200m, mainly at 1450 - 1800m.
Behaviour
Presumably a resident species.
Diet
Feeds on fruits and animals. Seeks insects by probing.
Breeding
Breeding season at leat from September to October. A polygynous species. The male attends a terrestrial court where it shows a complex display courtship involving a dance. The female builds and attends the nest alone. No information about nest, nest-site or clutch size.
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.
- Avibase
- 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) Bronze Parotia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bronze_Parotia
