Parotias, also known as six-plumed birds of paradise due to their 6 head quills, are a genus (Parotia) of passerine birds in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae. They are endemic to New Guinea.
The males of the genus are characterized by an ornamental plumage consisting of 6 wired head plumes with black oval-shaped tips, a neck collar of black, decomposed feathers which can be spread into a skirt-like shape, and bright or iridescent head and throat markings. During courtship, they perform ballerina-like dances and spread out their "skirt" on a patch of forest floor they have meticulously cleaned of dead leaves and other debris. The "ballerina dances" usually consist of the male hopping from foot and bobbing their heads from side to side. The males are polygamous and do not take part in raising the young. Clutch size is somewhat uncertain; it is usually 1-3 eggs.
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