Typical Manucodes
Manucodia
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, in contrast to most birds-of-paradise.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Glossy-mantled Manucode
speciesManucodia ater
Crinkle-collared Manucode
speciesManucodia chalybatus
Curl-crested Manucode
speciesManucodia comrii
Jobi Manucode
speciesManucodia jobiensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.798
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.653
Ornithology: The History of Birds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.845
Historia naturalis Brasiliae
Willem Piso / Georg Marcgraf · 1648 · p.346
Ornithology
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.847
Ornithology
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.850
Ornithology: The History of Birds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.844
Ornithology: The History of Birds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.842
Ornithology: The History of Birds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.846
Ornithology: The History of Birds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.847
Ornithologiae: de avibus historiae libri XII
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.834
Ornithologiae: de avibus historiae libri XII
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.833
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8327.