Alternative name: Flame-crested Manakin
- Heterocercus linteatus
Identification
14 cm
- Long silky throat feathers
- Long graduated tail
- Longish narrow bill
Distribution
South America: found from southern Amazonian Brazil to extreme south-eastern Peru and adjacent north-eastern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Amazonian rainforest, seasonally flooded forests, riparian woodland. Occurs at heights up to 500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, spiders and small fruits.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Flame-crowned Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Flame-crowned_Manakin
