Crinkle-collared Manucode
Manucodia chalybatus
A large bird of foothill and lower montane forest and scrub. All black with red eye, fairly long bill and tail. Purplish-blue iridescence on wings and tail and iridescent scaling on the chest and back. Shy, but sometimes seen at fruiting trees. Very similar to Jobi Manucode, but Crinkle-collared is usually found at higher elevations and has a characteristic bump on its head. Trumpet Manucode co-occurs but is smaller and has a loose mane of feathers around its neck. Voice, a low raspy “raag!” or low “oowak-oo!”. Call note is a low “wak!”.
识别特征
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 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 in appearance, distinguished by its bronzed yellow-green neck feathers.
分类信息
- 学名
- Manucodia chalybatus
- 命名信息
- (Pennant, 1781)
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Paradisaeidae
- 属
- Manucodia
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Resident species
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- declining
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