Tagula manucode
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| Tagula manucode | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Manucodia |
| Species: | M. alter |
| Binomial name | |
| Manucodia alter Rothschild & Hartert, 1903 | |
The Tagula manucode (Manucodia alter) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
Distribution
[edit]Endemic to Papua New Guinea, the Tagula manucode is distributed to Tagula Island of the Louisiade Archipelago.[1]
References
[edit]- Frith, C. B.; Beehler, B. M. 1998. The birds of paradise. Oxford University Press, Inc., New York
- Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
