| Western parotia | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Parotia |
| Species: | P. sefilata
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| Binomial name | |
| Parotia sefilata (Pennant, 1781)
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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 filament.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Parotia sefilata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706171A94054166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706171A94054166.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Gregory, Phil (2020). Birds of paradise and bowerbirds. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472975843.