Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernFruit

ForestCup nestSmall · 16 g

Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola), photo 1 — Photo: Joao Quental · CC BY 4.0

Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola), photo 2 — Photo: Imrick B. · CC BY 4.0

Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola), photo 3 — Photo: Imrick B. · CC BY 4.0

Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola), photo 4 — Photo: Guillaume Delaitre · CC BY 4.0

Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Guillaume Delaitre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Crimson-hooded Manakin (Pipra aureola), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Imrick B., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The crimson-hooded manakin is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 14 to 18.5 g (0.49 to 0.65 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have an orange-yellow face and throat; the rest of their head, nape, and upper mantle are crimson. The crimson extends down the breast to the belly. The rest of its plumage is mostly black, with creamy to whitish thighs and a reddish to orange vent area. They have a white or whitish iris. Adult females have a mostly olive-green head, upperparts, wings, and tail. Their lores and throat have a yellowish tinge.

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When to see the Crimson-hooded Manakin

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crimson-hooded Manakin

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

French Guiana Brazil Suriname Venezuela Guyana

Recorded as a rare visitor in Norway.

About the Crimson-hooded Manakin

The crimson-hooded manakin, also known as orange-headed manakin, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

Wire-tailed ManakinPipra filicaudaThe wire-tailed manakin is sexually dimorphic.

Band-tailed ManakinPipra fasciicaudaThe band-tailed manakin is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 11.5 to 19 g (0.41 to 0.67 oz).

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