NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bronze Parotia
Parotia berlepschi Kleinschmidt, 1897
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The bronze parotia (Parotia berlepschi), also known as the Foja parotia, Berlepsch's parotia or Berlepsch's six-wired bird-of-paradise, is a species of bird-of-paradise, in the family Paradisaeidae. It resembles and is often considered to be a subspecies of Carola's parotia, but a high majority of authorities support its specific status.
The species share many differentiated features (see Description), though the Carola's parotia is more studied than the elusive bronze parotia. The species was first described by Otto Kleinschmidt in 1897.
Wikipedia contributors, Bronze parotia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:54:10.991861+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parotia berlepschi Kleinschmidt, 1897
- Name authority
- Kleinschmidt, 1897
- Common name
- Bronze Parotia
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Genus
- Parotia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParadisaeidae Vigors, 1825
- genusParotia Vieillot, 1816
- speciesParotia berlepschi Kleinschmidt, 1897
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parotia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Carola's ParotiaParotia carolae A. B. Meyer, 1894 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern ParotiaParotia helenae De Vis, 1897 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western ParotiaParotia sefilata (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781) | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wahnes's ParotiaParotia wahnesi Rothschild, 1906 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kleinschmidt, & Otto. (1897). Beschreibung eines neuen Paradiesvogels. Ornithologische Monatsberichte, Vol. 5. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DSSB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.