Black Manakin - BirdForum Opus

Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
Mitu, Colombia, February 2014

Xenopipo atronitens

Identification

12–13 cm: Long tail, heavy bill

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas, and Brazil, to Bolivia¹, ².

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and dry shrubland.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build a small flimsy nest from leaves bound with spiders' webs.

Diet

The diet includes small fruit, berries and insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Manakin

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