Golden-winged Manakin

Golden-winged Manakin
Golden-winged Manakin
male (above) and female (below).
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Masius
Bonaparte, 1850
Species: M. chrysopterus
Binomial name
Masius chrysopterus
(Lafresnaye, 1843)

The Golden-winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus) is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. Its genus, Masius, is monotypic.[citation needed]

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

The Golden-winged Manakin forages for small fruit, berries and insects.

References

Media related to Masius chrysopterus at Wikimedia Commons

  • BirdLife International 2004. Masius chrysopterus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
  • Prum, Richard O., and Ann E. Johnson. "Display Behavior, Foraging Ecology, and Systematics of the Golden-Winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus)." Wilson Bull. 99 (1987): 521-539. 14 Nov. 2007 [1].