About the Flame-crested Manakin
The flame-crested manakin, or flame-crowned manakin, is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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The flame-crested manakin is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 20 to 24 g (0.71 to 0.85 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a mostly black head with an often hidden red stripe on the crown and a white throat. The throat feathers are long and silky. Their upperparts and flanks are dark olive. They have a sooty olive upper breast and a deep chestnut lower breast that becomes cinnamon-rufous on the belly. Adult females have no red on their crown. The head is mostly the same dark olive as their upperparts though their face is duskier and their throat gray. Voice: Males call loudly during their display but the call has not been described.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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