Curl-crested manucode

The curl-crested manucode (Manucodia comrii) is a large bird of paradise, about 43 cm long,  with glossy purple, black and green plumage, red 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,Perrins, Christopher, Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds. Firefly Books.  though its tail is shorter than the black sicklebill.

It is found in the Trobriand Islands and islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago. This species is also one of the largest and heaviest among birds of paradise. They eat fruits.

The British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater named this species after Peter Comrie, who discovered the bird at Fergusson Island in 1874.

 References 

  Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is of least concern
 audio recording of this bird at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Category:Manucodia
Category:Birds of Oceania