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  2. Bronze parotia - Wikipedia

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    The bronze parotia (Parotia berlepschi), also known as the Foja parotia, Berlepsch's parotia or Berlepsch's six-wired bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird-of-paradise, in the family Paradisaeidae. It resembles and is often considered to be a subspecies of Carola's parotia , but a high majority of authorities support its specific status.

  3. Western parotia - Wikipedia

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    The western or Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata) is a medium-sized, approximately 33 cm long, bird-of-paradise with a medium-length tail. Parotia comes from the Greek parotis, a lock or curl of hair by the ear, alluding to the head wires. The specific name sefilata is derived from the Latin word 'sex', meaning six, and filum, a thread or ...

  4. Parotia - Wikipedia

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    The parotias are a genus, Parotia, of passerine birds in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae. They are endemic to New Guinea. They are also known as six-plumed birds of paradise, due to their six head quills. These birds were featured prominently in the BBC series Planet Earth.

  5. Bird-of-paradise - Wikipedia

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    Birds-of-paradise range in size from the king bird-of-paradise at 50 g (1.8 oz) and 15 cm (5.9 in) to the curl-crested manucode at 44 cm (17 in) and 430 g (15 oz). The male black sicklebill , with its long tail, is the longest species at 110 cm (43 in).

  6. Carola's parotia - Wikipedia

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    Carola's parotia (/ k ə ˈ r oʊ l ɑː z p ə ˈ r oʊ t i ə /, Parotia carolae), also known as Queen Carola's six-wired bird-of-paradise or Queen Carola's parotia, is a species of bird-of-paradise. One of the most colourful parotias, the Queen Carola's parotia inhabits the mid-mountain forests of central New Guinea.

  7. Greater bird-of-paradise - Wikipedia

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    The greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea.. Carl Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise", because early trade skins to reach Europe were prepared without wings or feet by the indigenous New Guinean people; this led to the misconception that these birds were beautiful visitors from paradise that were kept ...

  8. Eastern parotia - Wikipedia

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    Its appearance resembles Lawes's parotia, of which it is sometimes considered a subspecies.It differs in the male frontal crest's and the female's dorsal plumage colors. . The male has an iridescent golden green breast shield, elongated black plumes, three erectile spatule head-wires behind each blue iris eye and golden brown nasal tuft feath

  9. Category:Paradisaeidae - Wikipedia

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    Paradisaeidae is a family of the suborder Passeri, with the common name Bird-of-paradise Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 ...