Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Manakins no image yet Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Pipridae Genera Chloropipo Manacus Corapipo Chiroxiphia Pipra Lepidothrix Antilophia Masius Machaeropterus Xenopipo Heterocercus Neopelma Ilicura Tyranneutes Tyranneutes The manakins are a family of some sixty small passerine bird species of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. These are compact, brightly coloured forest birds, although the females of most species are duller in appearance. These birds feed on insects and small fruits and berries. The nest is built in a tree, the female alone incubating the two eggs for about 20 days. Species list: Family: Pipridae Genus Chloropipo Jet Manakin, Chloropipo unicolor Olive Manakin, Chloropipo uniformis Green Manakin, Chloropipo holochlora Yellow-headed Manakin, Chloropipo flavicapilla Genus Manacus White-collared Manakin, Manacus candei Orange-collared Manakin, Manacus aurantiacus Golden-collared Manakin, Manacus vitellinus White-bearded Manakin, Manacus manacus Genus Corapipo White-throated Manakin, Corapipo gutturalis White-ruffed Manakin, Corapipo altera White-bibbed Manakin, Corapipo leucorrhoa Genus Chiroxiphia Lance-tailed Manakin, Chiroxiphia lanceolata Long-tailed Manakin, Chiroxiphia linearis Blue-backed Manakin, Chiroxiphia pareola Yungas Manakin, Chiroxiphia boliviana Blue Manakin, Chiroxiphia caudata Genus Pipra Crimson-hooded Manakin, Pipra aureola Band-tailed Manakin, Pipra fasciicauda Wire-tailed Manakin, Pipra filicauda White-crowned Manakin, Pipra pipra Blue-crowned Manakin, Pipra coronata Golden-headed Manakin, Pipra erythrocephala Red-capped Manakin, Pipra mentalis Red-headed Manakin, Pipra rubrocapilla Round-tailed Manakin, Pipra chloromeros Scarlet-horned Manakin, Pipra cornuta Opal-crowned Manakin, Pipra iris Blue-rumped Manakin, Pipra isidorei Golden-crowned Manakin, Pipra vilasboasi Snow-capped Manakin, Pipra nattereri Cerulean-capped Manakin, Pipra coeruleocapilla Genus Lepidothrix Tepui Manakin, Lepidothrix suavissima White-fronted Manakin, Lepidothrix serena Genus Antilophia Helmeted Manakin, Antilophia galeata Genus Masius Golden-winged Manakin, Masius chrysopterus Genus Ilicura Pin-tailed Manakin, Ilicura militaris Genus Machaeropterus Fiery-capped Manakin, Machaeropterus pyrocephalus Striped Manakin, Machaeropterus regulus Club-winged Manakin, Machaeropterus deliciosus Genus Xenopipo Black Manakin, Xenopipo atronitens Genus Heterocercus , crested manakins Yellow-crested Manakin, Heterocercus flavivertex Orange-crested Manakin, Heterocercus aurantiivertex Flame-crested Manakin, Heterocercus linteatus Genus Neopelma , tyrant-manakins Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin, Neopelma chrysocephalum Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin, Neopelma sulphureiventer Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin, Neopelma pallescens Wied's Tyrant-Manakin, Neopelma aurifrons Genus Tyranneutes , tyrant-manakins Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin, Tyranneutes stolzmanni Tiny Tyrant-Manakin, Tyranneutes virescens Genus Piprites, Piprites Black-capped Piprites, Piprites pileatus Gray-headed Piprites, Piprites griseiceps Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.