western parotia, Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata)

western parotia, Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata)

Description
English: Caption reads "THE SIX-SHAFTED BIRD OF PARADISE (Parotia sexpennis.)"
Date 1869 (book publication)
Source 1890 (10th) edition, from PapuaWeb http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/wallace/48.jpg
Author Drawn on wood by John Gerrard Keulemans https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/John_Gerrard_Keulemans
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malay_Archipelago_Six-shafted_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg

The western or Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata), is a medium-sized, approximately 33 cm long, bird-of-paradise with a medium-length tail. Endemic to Indonesia, the western parotia is found only in the mountain forests of Vogelkop and the Wandammen Peninsula of Western New Guinea.


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Description		western parotia, Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata) Description English: Caption reads "THE SIX-SHAFTED BIRD OF PARADISE (Parotia sexpennis.)" Date 1869 (book publication) Source 1890 (10th) edition, from PapuaWeb http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/wallace/48.jpg Author Drawn on wood by John Gerrard Keulemans https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/John_Gerrard_Keulemans Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malay_Archipelago_Six-shafted_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg The western or Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata), is a medium-sized, approximately 33 cm long, bird-of-paradise with a medium-length tail. Endemic to Indonesia, the western parotia is found only in the mountain forests of Vogelkop and the Wandammen Peninsula of Western New Guinea.

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