Western Parotia

Western ParotiaMales are black with a white forehead, an iridescent breast shield, and wire-like head plumes. They eat fruit and arthropods and perform courtship dances in mountain forest.How do male and female plumage differ?Males are black with a white forehead, an iridescent breast shield, and wire-like head plumes. Females are brown with barred underparts.How does the male court?Males are black with a white forehead, an iridescent breast shield, and wire-like head plumes. They eat fruit and arthropods and perform courtship dances in mountain forest.It eats fruit and arthropods in mountain forests. The male spreads his ornaments and performs a courtship dance on the ground.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.