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Least Concern

Crinkle-collared Manucode

Manucodia chalybatus

Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.

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The Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybatus) is a member of the Paradisaeidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 216 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Paradisaeidae Birds-of-paradise
  4. Genus Manucodia
  5. Species chalybatus

Where it lives

New Guinea

Quick facts

Weight
216 g
Family
Paradisaeidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Crinkle-collared Manucode is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Crinkle-collared Manucode is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybatus) belongs to the Paradisaeidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea.

It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 216 g, with a wing length of about 17.2 cm and a tail of around 13.4 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 81,000 km².

Songs & calls

Crinkle-collared Manucode — Call

Recorded by Iain Woxvold Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Crinkle-collared Manucode?

The Crinkle-collared Manucode is a large bird that weighs around 216 g.

Where does the Crinkle-collared Manucode live?

The Crinkle-collared Manucode is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Crinkle-collared Manucode belong to?

The Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybatus) belongs to the Paradisaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Crinkle-collared Manucode eat?

The Crinkle-collared Manucode is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Does the Crinkle-collared Manucode migrate?

The Crinkle-collared Manucode is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Crinkle-collared Manucode endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Crinkle-collared Manucode make?

1 real field recording of the Crinkle-collared Manucode — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Crinkle-collared Manucode's range?

The Crinkle-collared Manucode has a mapped global range of about 81,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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