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Western parotia

Parotia sefilata (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The western parotia (Parotia sefilata) is a species in the family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 167.2 g to 192 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Western parotia (Parotia sefilata)
Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the western parotia

Weight
167.2 g – 192 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the western parotia live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The western parotia is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the western parotia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The western or Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata) 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Western parotia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_parotia&oldid=1359452367), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the western parotia endangered?

The western parotia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the western parotia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParadisaeidae
  6. genusParotia
  7. SpeciesParotia sefilata (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)

Synonyms Paradisea sefilata

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Западна паротияBulgarian
  • ocell del paradís de PennantCatalan
  • rajka šestiperáCzech
  • aderyn paradwys ArfakWelsh
  • ParotiaDanish
  • StrahlenparadiesvogelGerman
  • vogelkopa paradizeoEsperanto
  • Ave del paraíso de PennantSpanish
  • Ave-del-paraíso de PennantSpanish
  • valgelaup-paradiisilindEstonian
  • arfakinliputtajaFinnish
  • Paradisier sifiletFrench
  • crna rajska pticaCroatian
  • koronás paradicsommadárHungarian
  • Parotia arfakIndonesian
  • Parotia occidentaleItalian
  • カンザシフウチョウJapanese
  • vakarinė parotijaLithuanian
  • ArfakparotiaDutch
  • vogelkopparadisfuglNorwegian
  • sześciopiór czarnyPolish
  • parótia-de-vogelkopPortuguese
  • ave-do-paraíso-de-pennantPortuguese
  • Западная паротияRussian
  • Арфакская паротияRussian
  • rajka šesťperáSlovak
  • Zapadna parotijaSerbian
  • vogelkopstrålparadisfågelSwedish
  • Batı ParotyasıTurkish
  • паротія чорнаUkrainian
  • 阿法六线风鸟Chinese
  • 西方六線天堂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the western parotia

Other species in the same genus Parotia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the western parotia?

An adult western parotia weighs 167.2 g – 192 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the western parotia live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the western parotia for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the western parotia endangered?

The western parotia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the western parotia?

The western parotia (Parotia sefilata) belongs to the family Paradisaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Western parotia (Parotia sefilata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-parotia

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BibTeX
@misc{western_parotia_2026,
  title = {Western parotia (Parotia sefilata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-parotia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}