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Photo by Ciro Albano
Chapada do Araripe, state of Ceará, North-eastern Brazil, October 2008

Antilophia bokermanni

[edit] Identification

15.5 cm.
Eye is reddish.
Male is mostly white but with black tail and flight feathers on wings while wing-coverts are white. An area of crimson-red covers the central back, nape, crown and continues as a tuft of feathers over the bill.
The Female is shaped similarly but with reduced feathering over the bill. She is olivaceous-green with paler underside.

[edit] Distribution

This is an endemic and critically endangered species, found along the slopes of the Araripe Plateau, Ceará in eastern Brazil^[1]. The population is estimated at 800 birds in a 30 km² area.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1]. which was recently described^[2]. The closest relative is Helmeted Manakin.

[edit] Habitat

Tall, second growth forest with plenty of vines, edge and adjacent clearings. It is most often found in the more humid areas near creeks and springs.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes small fruits.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BirdLife International

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