manakin

1 a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, fashion model, model]

2 a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, form]

3 any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior

The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of some sixty small passerine bird species of the American tropics.

Description

They range in size from 7 to 15 cm and in weight from 8 to 30 g. They are compact stubby birds with short tails, broad and rounded wings, and big heads. The bill is short and has a wide gape. Females and first-year males have dull green plumage; most species are sexually dichromatic in their plumage, the males being mostly black with striking colours in patches, and in some species having long, decorative tail or crown feathers or erectile throat feathers. In some species, males from two to four years old have a distinctive subadult plumage.

The syrinx (biology) or "voicebox" is distinctive in manakins, setting them apart from the related families Cotingidae and Tyrannidae. Furthermore, it so variable within the group that genera and even species can be identified by the syrinx alone, unlike birds of most oscine families. The sounds made are whistles, trills, and buzzes.

• 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
  • Jet Manakin, Xenopipo unicolor
  • Olive Manakin, Xenopipo uniformis
  • Green Manakin, Xenopipo holochlora
  • Yellow-headed Manakin, Xenopipo flavicapilla
• 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 – placement in present family questionable.
  • Black-capped Piprites, Piprites pileatus
  • Gray-headed Piprites, Piprites griseiceps
  • Wing-barred Piprites, Piprites chloris

References

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