Glossy-mantled Manucode
A species of Typical manucodes Scientific name : Manucodia ater Genus : Typical manucodes
Glossy-mantled Manucode, A species of Typical manucodes
Botanical name: Manucodia ater
Genus: Typical manucodes
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Description General Info
Description
The glossy-mantled manucode is medium-sized, around 42 cm long, glossed green, blue and purple black with a red iris, black bill, long graduated tail and somewhat elongated upper breast and neck feathers. Both sexes are similar. The female is a slightly smaller than the male. In appearance, the glossy-mantled manucode resembles and is difficult to distinguished from its nearest relatives, the crinkle-collared and jobi manucodes. 
Size
33 - 42 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Glossy-mantled Manucode primarily eats fruits like figs, sometimes nectar from flowers, and animals including insects and worms. Nestlings are fed regurgitated fruit. Glossy-mantled Manucode forages mainly in canopies and dense vegetation, either alone, in pairs, or with mixed-species flocks, and defends foraging territories.
Habitat
Glossy-mantled Manucode favor a variety of dense forest habitats primarily in tropical lowland regions. Commonly inhabiting primary and mature secondary lowland rainforests, they are also found in swamp-forests, forest margins, riverine and monsoon forests, as well as woodlands. These birds extend to denser savanna woodlands, mangroves, and occasionally into gardens with remnant trees. Their habitat range is typically from sea level up to low hills, and they can be encountered at elevations occasionally reaching 1100 meters.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Distribution Area
It is widely distributed throughout the lowlands of New Guinea and nearby islands. Widespread and common throughout its large range, the glossy-mantled manucode is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Birds-of-paradise Genus
Typical manucodes Species
Glossy-mantled Manucode 
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