Curl-crested Manucode
Manucodia comrii
The curl-crested manucode (Manucodia comrii) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
Manucodia comrii has a compact and large body approximately 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. Both sexes are similar with a slightly smaller female.
The curl-crested manucode is the largest species of manucode, and also the largest and heaviest species in its family in terms of body size, weighing up to 450 g though its tail is shorter than the black sicklebill.