Lawes's Parotia (Parotia lawesii)
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Lawes's Parotia

Parotia lawesii Ramsay, EP, 1885

161 gWeight

Lawes's parotia (Parotia lawesii) is a medium-sized (up to 27 cm long) passerine of the bird-of-paradise family, Paradisaeidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Lawes's Parotia has been recorded at 13 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea211 records
  2. Highlands Hwy – above Ambua Lodge to Tari GapPapua New Guinea33 records
  3. Tari GapPapua New Guinea20 records
More places
  1. Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationPapua New Guinea8 records
  2. Kumul LodgePapua New Guinea8 records
  3. Tonga TrailPapua New Guinea7 records
  4. Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea2 records
  5. Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea2 records
  6. Mt Komonge RidgePapua New Guinea1 record
  7. Dablin Creek RoadPapua New Guinea1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Lawes's parotia (Parotia lawesii) is a medium-sized (up to 27 cm long) passerine of the bird-of-paradise family, Paradisaeidae. It is distributed and endemic to mountain forests of southeast and eastern Papua New Guinea. Occasionally, the eastern parotia is considered a subspecies of P. lawesii.

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Questions

How big is the Lawes's Parotia?

The Lawes's Parotia weighs around 161 g.

Where does the Lawes's Parotia live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: montane eastern, southeastern New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

When is the best time to see the Lawes's Parotia?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Lawes's Parotia endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Lawes's Parotia as Least Concern.

What does the Lawes's Parotia eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Lawes's Parotia in?

It belongs to the family Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
161 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
151 mm
Tail
76 mm
Bill
31 mm
Tarsus
50 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: montane eastern, southeastern New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Birds-of-paradise Paradisaeidae
Genus
Parotia

Other birds in the genus Parotia

Western ParotiaWestern ParotiaParotia sefilataQueen Carola's ParotiaQueen Carola's ParotiaParotia carolaeBronze ParotiaBronze ParotiaParotia berlepschiEastern ParotiaEastern ParotiaParotia helenaeWahnes's ParotiaWahnes's ParotiaParotia wahnesiHalmahera Paradise-crowHalmahera Paradise-crowLycocorax pyrrhopterusObi Paradise-crowObi Paradise-crowLycocorax obiensisGlossy-mantled ManucodeGlossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia aterTagula ManucodeTagula ManucodeManucodia alterJobi ManucodeJobi ManucodeManucodia jobiensis
Lawes's Parotia

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