- Pipra erythrocephala
Dixiphia erythrocephala
Identification
Male: yellow head, black body, white iris and pale bill.
Distribution
Central America: Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guianas, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil (only north of the Amazon).
Photographed: Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima valley, Trinidad, January 2007
Taxonomy
Gill and Donsker place it in the genus Dixiphia, Clements in the genus Ceratopipra.
Subspecies[1]
- P. e. erythrocephala:
- P. e. berlepschi:
- P. 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, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). 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 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-headed_Manakin
