Glossy-mantled manucode
Manucodia ater (R. P. Lesson, 1830)
The glossy-mantled manucode (Manucodia ater) is a species in the family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 203 g to 252.6 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the glossy-mantled manucode
- Weight
- 203 g – 252.6 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 glossy-mantled 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 glossy-mantled manucode is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the glossy-mantled manucode endangered?
The glossy-mantled 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. What the categories mean.
How is the glossy-mantled manucode classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParadisaeidae
- genusManucodia
- SpeciesManucodia ater (R. P. Lesson, 1830)
Synonyms Manucodia ater ater, Manucodia atra, Manucodia atra, Manucodia atra, Phonygama ater
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- مانوكود لماعArabic
- Блестяща манукодияBulgarian
- ocell del paradís negrósCatalan
- Sort ManukodeDanish
- GlanzparadieskräheGerman
- nigra paradizeoEsperanto
- Ave del paraíso negraSpanish
- Ave-del-paraíso NegraSpanish
- vile-paradiisihakkEstonian
- viheltäjämanukkiFinnish
- Paradisier noirFrench
- blistava rajska pticaCroatian
- fényes paradicsommadárHungarian
- Manucodia kilapIndonesian
- Manukodia KilapIndonesian
- Manucodia mantolucenteItalian
- テリカラスフウチョウJapanese
- blizgioji manukodijaLithuanian
- GlansparadijskraaiDutch
- glansparadisfuglNorwegian
- fałdowron czarnyPolish
- manucódio-luzidioPortuguese
- ave-do-paraíso-pretaPortuguese
- Блестящая манукодияRussian
- rajka leskláSlovak
- svart manukodSwedish
- Kara ManukotTurkish
- манукодія чорнаUkrainian
- 黑輝天堂鳥Chinese
- 黑辉极乐鸟Chinese
Relatives of the glossy-mantled manucode
Other species in the same genus Manucodia.
Curl-crested manucode
Manucodia comrii
Crinkle-collared manucode
Manucodia chalybatus
Jobi manucode
Manucodia jobiensis
Tagula manucode
Manucodia alter
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the glossy-mantled manucode?
An adult glossy-mantled manucode weighs 203 g – 252.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the glossy-mantled manucode live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the glossy-mantled manucode for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the glossy-mantled manucode endangered?
The glossy-mantled 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 glossy-mantled manucode?
The glossy-mantled manucode (Manucodia ater) 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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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