manakin - Species list

A small bird native to C and tropical South America; short bill, wings, and (usually) tail; toes partially joined; inhabits forests; eats insects and small fruits picked in flight; noted for its complex display. (It should not be confused with the mannikin.) (Family: Pipridae, c.53 species.)

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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.

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