Genus: Phonygammus
Description
A single species of Manucode from New Guinea, the Moluccas and Australia.
Unlike most other Birds-of-paradise socially monogamous and sexually monomorphic (females and males look similar).
The plumage is basically all black with degrees of bue and/or green iridescence.
Taxonomy
Phonygammus is a genus in the family Paradisaeidae.
This species was formerly included in Manucodia.
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| P. keraudrenii | Trumpet Manucode | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- 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. (2021) Phonygammus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 31 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Phonygammus
