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Fiery-capped Manakin

Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestCup nestTiny · 9 g
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 1
Photo: russnamitz · CC0
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 2
Photo: Claude Kolwelter · CC BY 4.0
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 3
Photo: Claude Kolwelter · CC BY 4.0
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 4
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 5
Photo: Claude Kolwelter · CC BY 4.0
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 6
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Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 7
Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 8
Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus), photo 9
Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The fiery-capped manakin is 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have the golden crown and nape with a red stripe in the middle that give the species its English name and specific epithet. The rest of their face is olive. Their upperparts are rosy rufous to maroon. Their tail and most of their wing are olive. Their wings have some white on the inner secondaries and some black spots on the tertials. Their throat is whitish and the rest of their underparts are streaked with dull pink and whitish.

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When to see the Fiery-capped Manakin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Fiery-capped Manakin

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Brazil Bolivia Venezuela

About the Fiery-capped Manakin

The fiery-capped manakin is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) Club-winged ManakinMachaeropterus deliciosusThe club-winged manakin is about 9.5 to 10 cm (3.7 to 3.9 in) long. Kinglet Manakin (Machaeropterus regulus) 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). Striolated Manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus) 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).

Side by side: Fiery-capped Manakin vs Striolated Manakin · Club-winged Manakin vs Fiery-capped Manakin

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