Jobi Manucode
Manucodia jobiensis
A large bird of lowland rainforest. All black with red eye. Purplish-blue iridescence on wings and tail and iridescent scaling on the chest and back. Shy and little known. Best seen at fruiting trees. Very similar to Crinkle-collared Manucode, but Jobi is usually found at lower elevation and lacks the bump on its head. Trumpet Manucode co-occurs but is smaller and has a loose mane of feathers around its neck. Song, a series of hollow “hoo” notes.
Identification
The Jobi manucode is medium-sized, up to 34 cm long, greenish blue, black and purple-glossed with red iris, lightly crinkled bluish short upper breast and neck feathers. Both sexes are similar in appearance, however the female is slightly smaller and duller. This species resembles the crinkle-collared manucode in appearance, distinguished by its neck feathers and by having a shorter tail than the latter species.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Manucodia jobiensis
- Authority
- Salvadori, 1876
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Genus
- Manucodia
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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