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− | [[Image:Golden-headed_Manakin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Golden-headed_Manakin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br /> [[Asa Wright Nature Centre]], Arima valley, [[Trinidad]], May 2006]] |
− | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Ceratopipra|Ceratopipra]] erythrocephala |
''Dixiphia erythrocephala'' | ''Dixiphia erythrocephala'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
'''Male''': yellow head, black body, white iris and pale bill. | '''Male''': yellow head, black body, white iris and pale bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> | |
− | ''' | + | '''Central America''': occurs only in [[Panama]] <br /> |
+ | '''South America''': found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guianas]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]] (only north of the Amazon). | ||
[[Image:Golden-headed_manakins_by_petersheikhli.JPG|thumb|400px|right|'''Male and female'''. Photo by {{user|petersheikhli|petersheikhli}}<br />Photographed: [[Asa Wright Nature Centre]], Arima valley, [[Trinidad]], January 2007]] | [[Image:Golden-headed_manakins_by_petersheikhli.JPG|thumb|400px|right|'''Male and female'''. Photo by {{user|petersheikhli|petersheikhli}}<br />Photographed: [[Asa Wright Nature Centre]], Arima valley, [[Trinidad]], January 2007]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[: Category:Pipra|Pipra]]''. | |
− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
− | *'' | + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
+ | *''C. e. erythrocephala'': | ||
:*Eastern [[Panama]] to the [[Guianas]] and [[Brazil]] north of River Amazon; [[Trinidad]] | :*Eastern [[Panama]] to the [[Guianas]] and [[Brazil]] north of River Amazon; [[Trinidad]] | ||
− | *'' | + | *''C. e. berlepschi'': |
:*Tropical south-eastern [[Colombia]] to north-eastern [[Peru]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | :*Tropical south-eastern [[Colombia]] to north-eastern [[Peru]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | ||
− | *'' | + | *''C. e. flammiceps'': |
:*Eastern [[Colombia]] (Santander) | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] (Santander) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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These birds feed on the fruits of Melastomaceae which are so easy to collect that only an hour or so each day is spent foraging. Also berries and insects are included in the diet. Most fouraging occur at mid to low height in the forest. | These birds feed on the fruits of Melastomaceae which are so easy to collect that only an hour or so each day is spent foraging. Also berries and insects are included in the diet. Most fouraging occur at mid to low height in the forest. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker16V6.3}}#Avibase |
# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Manakin+erythrocephala}} |
*[http://picasaweb.google.com/aviceda/Ecuador2005/photo#5061565319135841250 View movie-file of this species (in Picasa video format) here] | *[http://picasaweb.google.com/aviceda/Ecuador2005/photo#5061565319135841250 View movie-file of this species (in Picasa video format) here] | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ceratopipra]] |
Latest revision as of 11:11, 18 July 2016
- Ceratopipra erythrocephala
Dixiphia erythrocephala
Identification
Male: yellow head, black body, white iris and pale bill.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: occurs only in Panama
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guianas, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil (only north of the Amazon).
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Pipra.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. e. erythrocephala:
- C. e. berlepschi:
- C. e. flammiceps:
- Eastern Colombia (Santander)
Habitat
Forest and woodland including second growth on firm ground but mostly humid lowland (to 500 m in most of range, double that sometimes).
Behaviour
Breeding
Males spend most of their lives at the lek whilst females are life-long single mothers. Leks are typically high up in the canopy & difficult to observe. Display groups contain 6-20 males who call, jump and 'moonwalk' along thin horizontal branches.
Diet
These birds feed on the fruits of Melastomaceae which are so easy to collect that only an hour or so each day is spent foraging. Also berries and insects are included in the diet. Most fouraging occur at mid to low height in the forest.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-headed Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-headed_Manakin