| Manucodes | |
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| Curl-crested Manucode | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Infraorder: | Corvida |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Phonygamminae G.R. Gray, 1846 |
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Manucodes are birds-of-paradise in the subfamily Phonygamminae, that are medium-sized with black-glossed purple and green plumages.
The members of this subfamily 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 name Manucodia is derived from Javanese "manuk dewata"; "manuk" means bird and "dewata" means gods.
Species[]
- Paradise-crow, Lycocorax pyrrhopterus
- Trumpet Manucode, Phonygammus keraudrenii
- Glossy-mantled Manucode, Manucodia ater
- Jobi Manucode, Manucodia jobiensis
- Crinkle-collared Manucode, Manucodia chalybatus
- Curl-crested Manucode, Manucodia comrii
References[]
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- ^ Firth, Clifford B.; Firth, Dawn W. (2009), "Family Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)", in del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David, Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14, Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 404–459, ISBN 978-84-96553-50-7
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This article is part of Project Bird Subfamilies, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird subfamily, including made-up families. |