Parotia
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The genus Parotia, Vieillot, 1816 of family Paradisaeidae is found and endemic to the island of New Guinea.
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 perform hula-like dances on a patch of forest floor they have meticulously cleaned of dead leaves and other debris.
