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The Queen Carola's parotia (Parotia carolae), also known as Queen Carola's six-wired bird-of-paradise is a species of bird-of-paradise. One of the most colorful parotias, the Queen Carola's parotia inhabits the mid-mountain forests of central New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. The stunning courtship dance of this species was described in detail by Scholes (2006). It is similar to that of Lawes's parotia, but modified to present the iridescent throat plumage and the flank tufts to best effect.

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  • Queen Carola's Parotia
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  • The Queen Carola's parotia (Parotia carolae), also known as Queen Carola's six-wired bird-of-paradise is a species of bird-of-paradise. One of the most colorful parotias, the Queen Carola's parotia inhabits the mid-mountain forests of central New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. The stunning courtship dance of this species was described in detail by Scholes (2006). It is similar to that of Lawes's parotia, but modified to present the iridescent throat plumage and the flank tufts to best effect.
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  • LC
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Status
  • Least Concern
Name
  • Queen Carola's Parotia
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  • Male
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
Species
  • Parotia carolae
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  • Queen Carola's Six-wired Bird-of-paradise
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Location
  • central New Guinea.
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  • The Queen Carola's parotia (Parotia carolae), also known as Queen Carola's six-wired bird-of-paradise is a species of bird-of-paradise. One of the most colorful parotias, the Queen Carola's parotia inhabits the mid-mountain forests of central New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. The stunning courtship dance of this species was described in detail by Scholes (2006). It is similar to that of Lawes's parotia, but modified to present the iridescent throat plumage and the flank tufts to best effect. The name commemorates Queen Carola of Vasa, the wife of King Albert I of Saxony. The king was honoured with the King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise|King of Saxony bird-of-paradise]]. Widespread and common throughout its fairly remote range, the Queen Carola's parotia is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
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