Curl-crested manucode
Manucodia comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876
The curl-crested manucode (Manucodia comrii) is a species in the family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 418 g to 448 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the curl-crested manucode
- Weight
- 418 g – 448 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the curl-crested manucode live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The curl-crested manucode is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the curl-crested manucode endangered?
The curl-crested manucode is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the curl-crested manucode classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParadisaeidae
- genusManucodia
- SpeciesManucodia comrii P. L. Sclater, 1876
Synonyms Manucodia comrii comrii, Manucodia comrii trobriandi
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- مانوكود جعدي التاجArabic
- Къдроглава манукодияBulgarian
- ocell del paradís de ComrieCatalan
- rajka kadeřaváCzech
- aderyn paradwys cribdroellogWelsh
- Krøltoppet ManukodeDanish
- KräuselparadieskräheGerman
- krispakresta paradizeoEsperanto
- Ave del paraíso de ComrieSpanish
- Ave-del-paraíso de ComrieSpanish
- suur-paradiisihakkEstonian
- keisarimanukkiFinnish
- Paradisier d'EntrecasteauxFrench
- Paradisier d’EntrecasteauxFrench
- kovrčastopera rajska pticaCroatian
- göndörtollú paradicsommadárHungarian
- Manucodia crestaricciaItalian
- チヂレゲカラスフウチョウJapanese
- garbanotoji manukodijaLithuanian
- KroeskopparadijskraaiDutch
- krøllparadisfuglNorwegian
- fałdowron rogatyPolish
- manucódio-encaracoladoPortuguese
- ave-do-paraíso-de-comriePortuguese
- Кудрявая манукодияRussian
- Курчавая манукодияRussian
- rajka kaderaváSlovak
- Kovrdžava manukodaSerbian
- krusmanukodSwedish
- Kıvırcık Tepeli ManukotTurkish
- манукодія кучеряваUkrainian
- 卷冠輝天堂鳥Chinese
- 卷冠辉极乐鸟Chinese
Relatives of the curl-crested manucode
Other species in the same genus Manucodia.
Crinkle-collared manucode
Manucodia chalybatus
Jobi manucode
Manucodia jobiensis
Glossy-mantled manucode
Manucodia ater
Tagula manucode
Manucodia alter
CompareCurl-crested manucode vs Crinkle-collared manucodeCurl-crested manucode vs Jobi manucodeCurl-crested manucode vs Glossy-mantled manucodeCurl-crested manucode vs Tagula manucode
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the curl-crested manucode?
An adult curl-crested manucode weighs 418 g – 448 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the curl-crested manucode live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the curl-crested manucode for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the curl-crested manucode endangered?
The curl-crested manucode is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the curl-crested manucode?
The curl-crested manucode (Manucodia comrii) belongs to the family Paradisaeidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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