Western parotia - female solitary, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

The western or Arfak parotia is a medium-sized, approximately 33 cm long, bird-of-paradise with a medium-length tail. Parotia comes from the Greek "parotis", a lock or curl of hair by the ear, alluding to the head wires. The specific name "sefilata" is derived from the Latin word 'sex', meaning six, and "filum", a thread or filament.