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.