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Photo © by Holger
Iwokrama River Lodge, Guyana, 29th of March, 2023

Identification

Showing coronal yellow streak (usually concealed). Photo © by Holger
Iwokrama River Lodge, Guyana, 29th of March, 2023

8-8.5 cm. Tiny (!). Eye colour, and distance between the end of the undertail coverts and tail tip can confirm ID.

upperparts dull greyish green
(usually concealed) coronal streak yellow
under parts yellowish
upper breast and throat suffused with greyish streaks (flammulations)
tail short with short distance between end of the undertail coverts and tail tip
wings extend to roughly end of vent
bill often pinkish or reddish
eyes, feet dark

Male coronal streak is larger (but usually invisible).

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin has a pale eye, (generally) a less reddish/pinkish bill and is yellower below.

Female Fiery-capped Manakin has flesh to orange legs, a reddish eye and a longer distance from undertail coverts to tail tip.

This is a monotypic species¹.

Moist lowland forests.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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