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WoodlandCup nestSmall · 19 g
What the Lance-tailed Manakin sounds like
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Like other manakins, the lance-tailed manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird, typically 13.5 cm long and weighing 17.5 g. Both sexes have bring orange legs and two central tail feathers elongated to form a spike. Females are olive-green, with slightly paler underparts. Most females are solid green, however, a small portion have tawny or red caps. Adult males are mostly black, with a red cap and sky-blue back. Young males are olive but show a red cap and the start of a blue back as they mature.
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When to see the Lance-tailed Manakin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lance-tailed Manakin
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About the Lance-tailed Manakin
The lance-tailed manakin is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from Costa Rica to northern Venezuela. This manakin is a fairly common bird of dry and moist deciduous forests, but not rainforest. It is a small, compact bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long and similar to the blue-backed manakin, but both sexes have the two central tail feathers elongated to form a spike. Males have black plumage with a blue back, a red crown and orange legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative behaviour during which they jump up and down alternately.
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Easily confused with
Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaLike other manakins, the blue-backed manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird, typically 13 cm long and weighing 19 g.
Long-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia linearisLarge for a manakin, the long-tailed measures about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 18 g (0.63 oz).
Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia bolivianaThe Yungas manakin is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 14 to 22 g (0.49 to 0.78 oz).
Side by side: Blue Manakin vs Lance-tailed Manakin · Lance-tailed Manakin vs Long-tailed Manakin · Blue-backed Manakin vs Lance-tailed Manakin · Lance-tailed Manakin vs Yungas Manakin
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