Genus: Manucodia
Description
Four species of Manucodes from New Guinea, the Moluccas and Australia.
Unlike most other Birds-of-paradise they are socially monogamous and sexually monomorphic (females and males look similar).
Their plumage is basically all black with degrees of bue and/or green iridescence.
They are quite large members of their family and are proportionally long-winged.
Taxonomy
Manucodia is a genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
They are most closely related to the Paradise-crow. Trumpet Manucode was recently moved to its own monotypic genus Phonygammus.
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| M. comrii | Curl-crested Manucode | ||
| M. chalybatus | Crinkle-collared Manucode | ||
| M. jobiensis | Jobi Manucode | ||
| M. ater | Glossy-mantled Manucode | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Manucodia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Manucodia
Pages in category ‘Manucodia’
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
