What is Crinkle-collared manucode?
{{Taxobox | name = Crinkle-collared manucode | status = | status_system = IUCN3.1 | image = Manucodia chalybata by Bowdler Sharpe.jpg | image_width = 225px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passeriformes]] | familia = [[Paradisaeidae]] | genus = ''[[Manucodia]]'' | binomial = ''Manucodia chalybatus''}} The '''crinkle-collared manucode''' (''Manucodia chalybatus'') is a medium-sized [[Birds of Paradise|bird of paradise]], that grows up to 36cm long. It looks glossy greenish blue, black and purple with long tail, red [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]] and [[iridescence|iridescent]] green breast feathers. This species looks a little like the [[Jobi manucode]] in appearance. It is found in [[lowland]]s and hill forests in mainland [[New Guinea]] and [[Misool Island]] of [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]]. They eat mainly of fruits and [[fig]]s. == References == * {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51187|title=Manucodia chalybatus|downloaded=30 October 2006}} Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is of least concern {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Manucodia]] [[Category:Birds of Oceania]]