The Lawes's parotia (Parotia lawesii), is a species of medium-sized (up to 27 cm long) bird-of-paradise of the Paradisaeidae family. It is distributed and endemic to mountain forests of southeast and eastern Papua New Guinea. Occasionally, the eastern parotia (Parotia helenae) is considered a subspecies of Parotia lawesii. The species is similar to the western parotia (Parotia sefilata). The bird's home was discovered by Carl Hunstein on a mountain near Port Moresby in 1884. Its name honors the New Guinea pioneer missionary Reverend William George Lawes.