NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Curl-crested Manucode
Manucodia comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Manucodia comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1876
- Common name
- Curl-crested 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParadisaeidae Vigors, 1825
- genusManucodia Boddaert, 1783
- speciesManucodia comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Manucodia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crinkle-collared ManucodeManucodia chalybatus (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781) | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tagula ManucodeManucodia alter Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1903 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glossy-mantled ManucodeManucodia ater (R. P. Lesson, 1830) | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jobi ManucodeManucodia jobiensis Salvadori, 1876 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Manucodia comrii trobriandi Mayr, 1936 Mayr, 1936 | synonym |
| Manucodia comrii comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876 P. L. Sclater, 1876 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Sclater, & Philip Lutley. (1876). On the Birds collected by Dr. Comrie on the South-east Coast of New Guinea during the Survey of H.M.S. ‘Basilisk.’. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 44. 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:3XX3W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.