Jobi manucode

The Jobi manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) is a species of crow-like bird-of-paradise.

Jobi manucode
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paradisaeidae
Genus: Manucodia
Species:
M. jobiensis
Binomial name
Manucodia jobiensis
Salvadori, 1876

The Jobi manucode is distributed in lowland forests of Jobi Island and northern New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. Like other manucodes, it is monogamous.

One of the most common birds-of-paradise in its range, the Jobi manucode is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Description

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.

Subspecies
  • Manucodia jobiensis jobiensis
  • Manucodia jobiensis rubiensis

References
  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Manucodia jobiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706131A130409770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706131A130409770.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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