The crinkle-collared manucode (''Manucodia chalybatus'') is a species of
bird-of-paradise
The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species are found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. The family has 44 species in 17 genera. The members of thi ...
.
The crinkle-collared manucode is found throughout
lowland
Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level. In studies of the ecology of freshwater rivers, habitats are classified as upland or lowland.
Definitions
Upland and lowland are portions of ...
s and hill forests in mainland
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
and
Misool Island of
West Papua. The diet consists mainly of fruits and
fig
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s.
Widespread and a common species throughout its habitat range, the crinkle-collared manucode is evaluated as Least Concern on the
IUCN Red List
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of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of
CITES
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Description
The crinkle-collared manucode is medium-sized, up to 36 cm long, greenish blue, black and purple-glossed with a long graduated tail, red
iris
Iris most often refers to:
*Iris (anatomy), part of the eye
*Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess
* ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
* Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
Iris or IRIS may also refer to:
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and iridescent green breast feathers. Both sexes are similar in appearance, however the female is slightly smaller and less purple. This species resembles the
jobi manucode
The Jobi manucode (''Manucodia jobiensis'') is a species of crow-like bird-of-paradise.
The Jobi manucode is distributed in lowland forests of Jobi Island and northern New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. Like other ma ...
in appearance, distinguished by its bronzed yellow-green neck feathers.
References
Further reading
* Clench, Mary H. (1978). "Trachael Elongation in Birds-of-Paradise". ''Condor'' 80 (4): 423–430.
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet
Manucodia
Birds of Papua New Guinea
Birds of Western New Guinea
Birds described in 1781
Taxa named by Thomas Pennant
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