Birds Guide

Manakins
Juvenile White-collared Manakin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Aves   Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pipridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genera
Many, see text

The manakins are a family of some sixty small passerine bird species of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago.

These are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly coloured, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects.

Many manakin species have spectacular lekking courtship rituals, which are especially elaborate in the genus Pipra. Manakins make buzzing, snapping, and other sounds with their wings, which are heavily modified in two species (the White-collared and Orange-collared Manakins). Nest-building, incubation for 18-21 days, and care of the young are undertaken by the female alone, since manakins do not form stable pairs. The normally clutch is two eggs.

Species list

• Genus Chloropipo
  • Jet Manakin, Chloropipo unicolor
    Olive Manakin, Chloropipo uniformis
    Green Manakin, Chloropipo holochlora
    Yellow-headed Manakin, Chloropipo flavicapilla
• Genus Manacus
  • White-collared Manakin, Manacus candei
    Orange-collared Manakin, Manacus aurantiacus
    Golden-collared Manakin, Manacus vitellinus
    White-bearded Manakin, Manacus manacus
• Genus Corapipo
  • White-throated Manakin, Corapipo gutturalis
    White-ruffed Manakin, Corapipo altera
    White-bibbed Manakin, Corapipo leucorrhoa
• Genus Chiroxiphia
  • Lance-tailed Manakin, Chiroxiphia lanceolata
    Long-tailed Manakin, Chiroxiphia linearis
    Blue-backed Manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola
    Yungas Manakin, Chiroxiphia boliviana
    Blue Manakin, Chiroxiphia caudata
• Genus Dixiphia
  • White-crowned Manakin, Dixiphia pipra
• Genus Pipra
  • Crimson-hooded Manakin, Pipra aureola
    Band-tailed Manakin, Pipra fasciicauda
    Wire-tailed Manakin, Pipra filicauda
    Blue-crowned Manakin, Pipra coronata
    Golden-headed Manakin, Pipra erythrocephala
    Red-capped Manakin, Pipra mentalis
    Red-headed Manakin, Pipra rubrocapilla
    Round-tailed Manakin, Pipra chloromeros
    Scarlet-horned Manakin, Pipra cornuta
    Opal-crowned Manakin, Pipra iris
    Blue-rumped Manakin, Pipra isidorei
    Golden-crowned Manakin, Pipra vilasboasi
    Snow-capped Manakin, Pipra nattereri
    Cerulean-capped Manakin, Pipra coeruleocapilla
• Genus Lepidothrix
  • Tepui Manakin, Lepidothrix suavissima
    White-fronted Manakin, Lepidothrix serena
• Genus Antilophia
  • Araripe Manakin, Antilophia bokermanni
    Helmeted Manakin, Antilophia galeata
• Genus Masius
  • Golden-winged Manakin, Masius chrysopterus
• Genus Ilicura
  • Pin-tailed Manakin, Ilicura militaris
• Genus Machaeropterus
  • Fiery-capped Manakin, Machaeropterus pyrocephalus
    Striped Manakin, Machaeropterus regulus
    Club-winged Manakin, Machaeropterus deliciosus
• Genus Xenopipo
  • Black Manakin, Xenopipo atronitens
• Genus Heterocercus, crested manakins
  • Yellow-crested Manakin, Heterocercus flavivertex
    Orange-crested Manakin, Heterocercus aurantiivertex
    Flame-crested Manakin, Heterocercus linteatus
• Genus Neopelma, tyrant-manakins
  • Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin, Neopelma chrysocephalum
    Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-manakin, Neopelma sulphureiventer
    Pale-bellied Tyrant-manakin, Neopelma pallescens
    Wied's Tyrant-manakin, Neopelma aurifrons
• Genus Tyranneutes, tyrant-manakins
  • Dwarf Tyrant-manakin, Tyranneutes stolzmanni
    Tiny Tyrant-manakin, Tyranneutes virescens
• Genus Piprites, Piprites
  • Black-capped Piprites, Piprites pileatus
    Gray-headed Piprites, Piprites griseiceps
    Wing-barred Piprites, Piprites chloris

External links

• Jungle Dancers, Nature article about manakin behavior, from the PBS website.
• High-speed videos of two manakin clades (Pipridae: Aves), from the Journal of Experimental Biology website.
• Videos of Machaeropterus deliciosus making a "tick-tick-ting" sound through wing motion, from the Science website.
• Manakin videos on the Internet Bird Collection