Phonygammus keraudrenii
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The trumpet manucode (Phonygammus keraudrenii) is a species of bird in the family Paradisaeidae. The trumpet manucode is named after its powerful and loud trumpeting calls. The specific name, keraudrenii, commemorates French Navy physician Pierre François Keraudren (1769–1858).
The trumpet manucode is widely distributed throughout lowland rainforests of New Guinea, northern Cape York Peninsula, the Aru Islands, and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, though certain subspecies are geographically distinct. This species is monogamous.
Widespread and common throughout its large habitat range, the trumpet manucode is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. The trumpet manucode is approximately 31 cm (12 in) long. It has elongated horn-like head tufts and loose neck feathers. The plumage is of an iridescent blackish glossed blue, green and purple. It has a red iris, long coiled trachea, and blackish bill, mouth and legs. The female resembles the male, but is smaller in size and duller in color.
Some of the subspecies vary slightly among themselves, most notably in size and iridescence color. The diet... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Trumpet Manucode sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trumpet Manucode in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trumpet Manucode sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Trumpet Manucode sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Paradisaeidae
The closest relatives of the Trumpet Manucode that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Paradisaeidae, Birds-of-Paradise) are Red Bird-of-Paradise (about 50%), Glossy-mantled Manucode (about 50%) and Wilson's Bird-Of-Paradise (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trumpet Manucode is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
