Manucode
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Manucodes are birds-of-paradise in the genus Manucodia that are medium-sized with black-glossed purple and green plumages.
The members of this genus are distributed in the lowland forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. They are monogamous and sexually monomorphic,[1] in contrast to most birds-of-paradise.
The genus was introduced by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1783 for a single species, the crinkle-collared manucode (Manucodia chalybatus). This is now the type species.[2][3] The genus name is a contracted form of Manucodiata that had been used in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson for a group of birds-of-paradise.[4][5] The word is derived from the Old Javanese Manuk meaning "birds" and dewata meaning "of the gods".[5]
The genus contains five species.[6]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glossy-mantled manucode | Manucodia ater | lowlands of New Guinea and nearby islands | |
| Tagula manucode | Manucodia alter | Tagula Island of the Louisiade Archipelago | |
| Jobi manucode | Manucodia jobiensis | lowland forests of Jobi Island and northern New Guinea | |
| Crinkle-collared manucode | Manucodia chalybatus | New Guinea and Misool Island of West Papua. | |
| Curl-crested manucode | Manucodia comrii | Papua New Guinea, |
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