white-bearded manakin

Rendeira (macho) Classificao Cientfica Reino: Animalia Filo: Chordata Classe: Aves Ordem: Passeriformes Subordem: Tyranni Parvordem: Tyrannida Famlia: Pipridae Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamlia: Piprinae Rafinesque, 1815 Espcie: M. manacus Nome Cientfico Manacus manacus (Linnaeus, 1766) Nome em Ingls...

White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Fmea White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus (Linnaeus, 1766)

White-bearded Manakin

This is the object of desire for mad male manakins. It is the female who chooses her consort -apparently she picks the most outrageous & clown-like buffoon at the lek....a bit like humans then! Female White-bearded & Golden-headed Manakins share the same forests having an almost identical...

The archetypal lek-forming Manakin. These wee birds display in ground leks which can be difficult to see unless habituated to humans. Displays occur year-round except when birds are in moult. Eack lekking male owns a small court on the forest floor where he cleans the floor of leaves & debris...

These birds Lek on the forest floor making a loud clicking sound as they jump about at lightining speed on the Lek

Male White-bearded Manakin on Lek