The genus Parotia are birds of paradise (family Paradisaeidae). They're found on New Guinea, to which they're endemic. They're also known as six-plumed birds of paradise, due to their six head quills. The males of the genus are characterized by an ornamental plumage consisting of six-wired head plumes with black oval-shaped tips, a neck collar of black, decomposed feathers which can be spread into a skirt-like shape, and bright or iridescent head and throat markings. During courtship, they per… (More on Parotia)