Six-wired Bird of Paradise

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“Parotia sexpennis, the Six-wired Bird of Paradise, is bronzy- and purplish-black, having scale-like golden throat- and breast-feathers with green and blue reflections. A satiny white patch crosses the forehead; the occiput is green, blue, and purple, having two lateral tufts, from each of which spring three wires terminating in small black discs; while large, soft, erectile masses of black adorn each side of the body.” A. H. Evans, 1900

Keywords

birds, New Guinea birds, large birds, birds of paradise, threatened species, threatened birds, polygamous birds, Parotia sexpennis, Six-wired Bird of Paradise, Parotia, unusual looking birds

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Source

Evans, A. H. Birds (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1900)

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