Jobi manucode
Manucodia jobiensis Salvadori, 1876
The jobi manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) is a species in the family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 178.8 g to 231.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the jobi manucode
- Weight
- 178.8 g – 231.2 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 jobi 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 jobi 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.
What is the jobi manucode?
The Jobi manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) is a species of crow-like bird-of-paradise.
The Jobi manucode is distributed in lowland forests of Jobi Island and northern New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits and arthropods. Like other manucodes, it is monogamous.
One of the most common birds-of-paradise in its range, the Jobi manucode is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
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Is the jobi manucode endangered?
The jobi 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 jobi manucode classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParadisaeidae
- genusManucodia
- SpeciesManucodia jobiensis Salvadori, 1876
Synonyms Manucodia jobiensis jobiensis
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- مانوكود جوبيArabic
- Япенска манукодияBulgarian
- ocell del paradís de l'illa YapenCatalan
- rajka jobienskáCzech
- aderyn paradwys JapenWelsh
- JobimanukodeDanish
- JobiparadieskräheGerman
- Jobi-ParadiesräheGerman
- jobia paradizeoEsperanto
- Ave del paraíso de la JobiSpanish
- Ave-del-paraíso de la JobiSpanish
- sarnas-paradiisihakkEstonian
- lyhytpyrstömanukkiFinnish
- Paradisier de JobiFrench
- ljubičasta rajska pticaCroatian
- jobi paradicsommadárHungarian
- Manukodia jobiIndonesian
- Manucodia di JobiItalian
- コテリカラスフウチョウJapanese
- karčiuotoji manukodijaLithuanian
- JobiparadijskraaiDutch
- purpurparadisfuglNorwegian
- fałdowron lśniącyPolish
- manucódio-de-jóbiPortuguese
- ave-do-paraíso-de-jobiPortuguese
- Гривистая манукодияRussian
- rajka tupozobáSlovak
- jobimanukodSwedish
- Jobi ManukotuTurkish
- манукодія малаUkrainian
- 绿辉极乐鸟Chinese
- 綠色輝天堂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the jobi manucode
Other species in the same genus Manucodia.

Curl-crested manucode
Manucodia comrii

Crinkle-collared manucode
Manucodia chalybatus

Glossy-mantled manucode
Manucodia ater
Tagula manucode
Manucodia alter
CompareJobi manucode vs Curl-crested manucodeJobi manucode vs Crinkle-collared manucodeJobi manucode vs Glossy-mantled manucodeJobi manucode vs Tagula manucode
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jobi manucode?
An adult jobi manucode weighs 178.8 g – 231.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the jobi manucode live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the jobi manucode for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the jobi manucode endangered?
The jobi 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 jobi manucode?
The jobi manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) 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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