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Jobi Manucode
Manucodia jobiensis Salvadori, 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.
Manucodia jobiensis, Baim, Papua, Indonesia, 2016-03-12 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Jobi manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) is a species of crow-like bird-of-paradise.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Jobi manucode; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:27:03.868897+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Manucodia jobiensis Salvadori, 1876
- Name authority
- Salvadori, 1876
- Common name
- Jobi 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 jobiensis Salvadori, 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 |
| Curl-crested ManucodeManucodia comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876 | ParadisaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Salvadori, & Adelardo Tommaso. (1876). Descrizione di cinquantotto nuove specie di uccelli, ed osservazioni intorno ad altre poco note, della Nuova Guinea e di altre Isole Papuane, raccolte dal D.r Odoardo Beccari e dai cacciatori del Sig. A. A. Bruijn. Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale Di Genova, Vol. 7. 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.
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:3XX3X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.