Western or Arfak Parotia (Parotia Sefilata)
The Western or Arfak Parotia,
Parotia sefilata,
is a medium-sized, approximately 33 cm long,
bird
of paradise with a medium-length tail. The male has black plumage with an
iridescent golden-green breast shield and
triangular
silver feathers on its crown. It is adorned with an 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 Picture of Arfak Parotia
In courtship display, the male performs a
ballerina-like
dance with its elongated black plumes spread around
skirt-like, right
below the iridescence breast shield. During the spectacular dance, he shakes
his head and neck rapidly to show the brilliance of his inverted silver
triangle-shaped
head adornment to attending females.
Picture of Western Parotia
