Bird-of-Paradise | Western Parotia (Parotia sefilata)

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Like other birds-of-paradise, the western parotia is sexually dimorphic. The male has black plumage with an iridescent structurally coloured golden-green breast shield and triangular silver feathers on its crown. It is adorned with elongated black plumes at the sides of the breast and three erectile spatulate head wires behind each eye. As with most member in the family, the female is unadorned and has brown plumage. The species is similar to Lawes's parotia (Parotia lawesii).

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Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea

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