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Crinkle-collared Manucode

Manucodia chalybatus (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The crinkle-collared manucode (Manucodia chalybatus) is a species of bird-of-paradise.

The crinkle-collared manucode is found throughout lowlands and hill forests in mainland New Guinea and Misool Island of West Papua. The diet consists mainly of fruits and figs.

Widespread and a common species throughout its habitat range, the crinkle-collared manucode is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Wikipedia contributors, Crinkle-collared manucode; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:02:15.841322+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Manucodia chalybatus (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)
Name authority
(Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)
Common name
Crinkle-collared Manucode
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Paradisaeidae
Genus
Manucodia
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyParadisaeidae Vigors, 1825
  11. genusManucodia Boddaert, 1783
  12. speciesManucodia chalybatus (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Manucodia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Tagula ManucodeManucodia alter Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1903ParadisaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia ater (R. P. Lesson, 1830)ParadisaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Curl-crested ManucodeManucodia comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876ParadisaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Jobi ManucodeManucodia jobiensis Salvadori, 1876ParadisaeidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 31 records assigned to Paradisaeidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Manucodia chalybata (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781) (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)synonym
Paradisea chalybata Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781 Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. J.R.Forster, 1781 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3XX3V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.