What is Curl-crested manucode?
{{Speciesbox |name=Curl-crested manucode |image=Manucodia comrii by Bowdler Sharpe.jpg |image_caption=Illustration of ''Manucodia comrii'' |genus=Manucodia |species=comrii |authority=[[Philip Lutley Sclater|Sclater]], 1876 |status=LC |status_system=IUCN3.1 |status_ref=<ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22706128/0 |title=''Manucodia comrii'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref> |synonyms= }} The '''curl-crested manucode''' (''Manucodia comrii'') is a large [[Birds of Paradise|bird of paradise]], about 43&nbsp;cm long, with glossy [[purple]], black and green plumage, red [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]] and crinkled yellowish-green upper breast and neck feathers. It has curled head feathering and twisted central [[tail]] feathers. It is the largest species in its family,<ref>Perrins, Christopher, ''Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds''. Firefly Books. {{ISBN|1-55297-777-3}}</ref> though its tail is shorter than the [[:en:Black_sicklebill|black sicklebill]]. It is found in the [[:en:Trobriand_Islands|Trobriand Islands]] and islands of the [[:en:D'Entrecasteaux_Islands|D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago]]. This species is also one of the largest and heaviest among birds of paradise. They eat fruits. The [[United Kingdom|British]] zoologist [[Philip Lutley Sclater]] named this species after [[:en:Peter_Comrie|Peter Comrie]], who discovered the bird at [[:en:Fergusson_Island|Fergusson Island]] in 1874. == References == {{reflist}} * {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51188|title=Manucodia comrii|downloaded=30 October 2006}} Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is of least concern * audio recording of this bird at the [http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/163685?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=a0ee9fad74-Macaulay_Library_digitization_Jan2013&utm_medium=email Cornell Lab of Ornithology] {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Manucodia]] [[Category:Birds of Oceania]]