About the Club-winged Manakin
The club-winged manakin is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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The club-winged manakin is about 9.5 to 10 cm (3.7 to 3.9 in) long. One female weighed 12 g (0.42 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a scarlet forehead and crown and a dusky stripe through the eye. The rest of their head and their body are mostly chestnut-brown that is lighter on the face and darker on the belly. Their rump and uppertail coverts are blackish. Their flanks have some white mixed in. Their scapulars and tail are black and their wings black with much white on the flight feathers. Voice: The male club-winged manakins at a lek make "a high-pitched seet or seet-seet followed by up to 8 loud, strident keah! notes".
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What the Club-winged Manakin sounds like
Where the Club-winged Manakin lives
When to see the Club-winged Manakin
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Striolated ManakinMachaeropterus striolatusThe striolated manakin is 9 to 10.3 cm (3.5 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 6.4 to 12.5 g (0.23 to 0.44 oz).
Fiery-capped ManakinMachaeropterus pyrocephalusThe fiery-capped manakin is 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz).
Kinglet ManakinMachaeropterus regulusThe kinglet manakin is 9 to 10.3 cm (3.5 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 6.4 to 12.5 g (0.23 to 0.44 oz).
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