Curl-crested manucode
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| Species: | M. comrii
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| Manucodia comrii P.L. Sclater, 1876
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The Curl-crested Manucode, Manucodia comrii is a compact and large, up to 43cm long, bird of paradise with glossy purple, black and green plumage, red iris and crinkled yellowish green upper breast and neck feathers. It has curled head feathering and twisted central tail feathers. Sexes are alike with slightly smaller female.
Endemic to Papua New Guinea, it is distributed to the Trobriand Islands and islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago. The Curl-crested Manucode is also one of the largest and heaviest among birds of paradise. Its diet consists mainly of fruits.
Philip Lutley Sclater named this species after Dr. Peter Comrie, who discovered the bird at Fergusson Island in 1874.
A common species in its limited range, the Curl-crested Manucode is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.