Alternative names: Arfak Parotia; Six-wired Parotia; Six-wired Bird-of-paradise; Arfak Bird-of-paradise
- Parotia sefilata
Identification
Male 33cm, female 30cm. A large Parotia with a medium-sized tail.
Male
- Velvety jet-black plumage
- Erectile triangular frontal crest of silvery feathers
- Broad nuchal bar of iridescent blue scale-like feathers
- Three elongated wire-like bare occipital plumes from behind each eye
- Breast-shield of intensely iridescent scale-like feathers
- Cobalt-blue eye with pale yellow outer ring
- Shiny black bill
Female
Photo by Kris Tindige
Arfak Mountain, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2006
- Smaller, lacks iridescence and head plumes
- Blackish head
- Pale greyish sub-moustachial stripe flecked blackish-brown
- Bold blackish malar stripe
- Faint pale greyish-buff superciliary stripe
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Paler underparts regularly barred blackish
Immature males are similar to females.
Distribution
Endemic to a small area in northwest New Guinea on Vogelkop and Wandammen Peninsula.
Little recent data about population size.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Hybridization with Long-tailed Paradigalla and Lophorinas recorded.
Habitat
Mountain forests. Occurs at 1100 - 1900m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on fruits and arthropods. Joins mixed-species foraging flocks.
Breeding
Little data about breeding. Display season early August to late October. A 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. However, there are no informations about nests, nest-sites or clutch size.
Movements
No informations about movements.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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) Western Parotia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Parotia
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
