Golden-headed Manakin

Like other manakins, the Golden-headed Manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird, typically 3.7 in long and weighing 0.44 oz . The adult male is black apart from a golden cap, white and red thighs, pink legs and a yellowish bill. The female and young males are olive-green and resemble female White-bearded Manakins, but are smaller, shorter-tailed and have pinkish legs. Apart from the buzzing display song , the Golden-headed Manakin has a number of other calls, including a buzzing pir pir prrrrrt.

The Golden-headed Manakin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

attired – like the Golden-headed Manakin (left) – not all members of the family share this character. Some species are quite plain and in some there is no sexual dimorphism, with both sexes an unmarked forest green; the tyrant-manakins (genus Neopelma) are examples. One plain bird which is often listed with the manakins is Sapayoa Sapayoa aenigma. Molecular studies have shown it is not a manakin but instead a remnant example of an Old World assemblage near the Broadbills . More

The Golden-headed Manakin, Pipra erythrocephala, is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America. It is found from Panama, Colombia and Trinidad south and east to the Guianas and Brazil and northern Peru. It is not found south of the Amazon or the Ucayali Rivers. Like other manakins, the Golden-headed Manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird, typically 3.7 in (9.4 cm) long and weighing 0.44 oz (12.5 g). More

* Male Golden-headed Manakin Male Golden-headed Manakin Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp erythrocephala) Steve Garvie 1 May 2006 11 weeks ago 4 * An adult male on a branch. More

You can't miss the brilliant colors of the Golden-Headed Manakin - at least the male birds. The males have a brilliant gold head and a jet black body. The females aren't as lucky. They are a drab shade of olive. It's for their own good, though. The female Manakins are in charge of building a nest, laying eggs and incubating the eggs. Their muted green color helps them blend into the trees so they are not spotted very easily by predators. More

Male Golden-headed Manakins give a fascinating courtship display at a communal lek. Each male occupies a horizontal perch 20–40 ft (6–12 m) high and rapidly jumps, slides, or darts to other perches. The display is accompanied by the whirring of the wings and a buzzing zit-zit call. Groups of up to 12 birds may perform together. The female builds a shallow cup nest low in a tree; two brown-mottled yellowish eggs are laid, and incubated entirely by the female for about 16–17 days. More

Golden-headed Manakin, Pipra erythrocephala post at birdsoftheworldonline.com/golden-headed-manak in-pipra-ery.... Thanks for a great photo of this interesting bird. Ron Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink ) Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). Guest Passes let you share your photos that aren't public. Anyone can see your public photos anytime, whether they're a Flickr member or not. More

The Golden-headed Manakin is a beautiful bird, and one that I spent some time trying to photograph. They are tiny (4") birds that reside in the shady understory of the rainforest. They gather in leks where the males put on a spectacular dance. They hop from tree to tree, "moonwalk" backwards along tree branches, click their wings, and vocalize. Wow, you gotta impress the ladies with all that going on! This is a fairly extreme image. More