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Parotia lawesii
Six-wired Bird of Paradise, Lawes's Parotia
As recorded: Parotia lawesii E.P.Ramsay, 1885
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Paradisaeidae
- Collected by
- P H Colman
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Parotia lawesii observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-20.
2026-06-20
Western Highlands, PG
no rights reserved
2026-06-12
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-12
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-12
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-12
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-12
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Parotia lawesii. BPBM 60034. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37915124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/60034.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37915124 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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