Araripe Manakin - BirdForum Opus

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

Chiroxiphia bokermanni

Antilophia bokermanni

Identification

Photo by Francisco Paludo
Arajara Park, Barbalha, CE, Brazil, July, 2017

15.5 cm (6 in)
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.

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.

Taxonomy

The closest relative is Helmeted Manakin.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

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.

Behaviour

The diet includes small fruits.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. BirdLife International

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Araripe Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Araripe_Manakin

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