White-ruffed Manakin

White-ruffed Manakin
White-ruffed Manakin
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Corapipo
Species: C. altera
Binomial name
Corapipo altera
Hellmayr, 1906

The White-ruffed Manakin, Corapipo altera, is a tiny passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Honduras to northwestern Venezuela.

It is common in the lowlands and foothills breeding mainly between 400–600 m on the Caribbean slope and up to 1500 m on the Pacific slopes. It descends to the lowlands in the wet season.

This is a species of wet forest, adjacent clearings and tall second growth. The female lays two brown-speckled white eggs in a shallow cup nest 5–7 m high in a horizontal tree fork. 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 White-ruffed Manakin is, like its relatives, a compact short-tailed bird with a heavy hooked bill, dark legs and striking male plumage. It is typically 10 cm long and weighs 12.5 g.

The adult male is mostly glossy blue-black with a white erectile ruff on the throat and sides of the neck. His wings are modified, with a very short outer primary. The male’s call is a thin s-e-e-e-e-e or, in display, a twangy shree-up. The wings are used to make a dull snap like a breaking twig, as with other manakins.

The female and young males are olive-green with a grey throat.

Like other manakins, this species has a fascinating breeding display at a communal lek. 3-4 males one at a time descend in a slow fluttering flight on to a mossy fallen log with tail raised and ruff spread, and then give a little jump.

The White-collared Manakin feeds low in the trees on fruit and some insects, both plucked from the foliage in flight. It forms loose groups in its breeding areas, but is more solitary in the lowlands, although it may join tanagers and others in mixed-species feeding flocks.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • white-ruffed manakin — blyškiagurklis barzdotasis manakinas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Corapipo leucorrhoa angl. white ruffed manakin vok. Westliche Weißkehlpipra, f rus. желтогузый бородатый манакин, m pranc. manakin orné, m ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • White-bibbed Manakin — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • Manakin — Not to be confused with mannequin or Mannikin (disambiguation). Manakins Juvenile White collared Manakin Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Manakin — Pipridae Pipridés …   Wikipédia en Français

  • manakin orné — blyškiagurklis barzdotasis manakinas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Corapipo leucorrhoa angl. white ruffed manakin vok. Westliche Weißkehlpipra, f rus. желтогузый бородатый манакин, m pranc. manakin orné, m ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Sibley-Monroe checklist 10 — The Sibley Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds. PasseriformesAcanthisittidae* Acanthisitta chloris Rifleman *… …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of Colombia — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Colombia. The avifauna of Colombia includes a total of 1895 species, of which 74 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 87 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in… …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of Venezuela — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Venezuela. The avifauna of Venezuela includes a total of 1417 species, of which 48 are endemic, 6 have been introduced by humans, and 34 are rare or accidental. 27 species are globally… …   Wikipedia

  • Pipridé — Pipridae Pipridés …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of birds of Costa Rica — Although Costa Rica is a small country, it is in the bird rich neotropical region and has a huge number of species for its area. 893 bird species have been recorded in the country (including Cocos Island), more than in all of the United States… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”