Bronze parotia
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The bronze parotia (Parotia berlepschi), also known as the Foja parotia, Berlepsch's parotia or Berlepsch's six-wired bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird-of-paradise, in the family Paradisaeidae. It resembles and is often considered to be a subspecies of Carola's parotia, but a high majority of authorities support its specific status.
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Bronze parotia | |
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The first illustration of the bronze parotia published in the Journal fur Ornithologie in 1897 to compare the new species to the Carola's parotia. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Paradisaeidae |
Genus: | Parotia |
Species: | P. berlepschi |
Binomial name | |
Parotia berlepschi Kleinschmidt, 1897 | |
Synonyms | |
Parotia carolae berlepschi |
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The species share many differentiated features (see Description), though the Carola's parotia is more studied than the elusive bronze parotia. The species was first described by Otto Kleinschmidt in 1897.