How big is a Painted Manakin?

The Painted Manakin is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Painted Manakin?

The Painted Manakin is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Painted Manakin?

The Painted Manakin is most easily confused with the Kinglet Manakin, the Fiery-capped Manakin and the Club-winged Manakin.

Is the Painted Manakin endangered?

The Painted Manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Painted Manakin

Machaeropterus eckelberryi

Manakins · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Painted Manakin (Machaeropterus eckelberryi) is a legendary manakin found only in Peru, weighing about 9 g. The painted manakin is a small South American species of passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats fruitforest9 g

Painted Manakin (Machaeropterus eckelberryi), photo 1 — Photo: Emily Hjalmarson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Painted Manakin (Machaeropterus eckelberryi), photo 2 — Photo: Emily Hjalmarson · CC BY 4.0

Painted Manakin (Machaeropterus eckelberryi), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Emily Hjalmarson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Painted Manakin

The painted manakin is a small South American species of passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae. It was first described in 2017 from specimens collected in north west Peru. Painted manakin were initially seen in surveys of the Cordillera Azul in 1996, other research reveals the existence of female painted manakin in 1977.

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How to identify it

Voice: The painted manakin differs in voice, its vocals are single-notes as opposed to the double-noted Striolated Manakin. The male song is simple and unmodulated, rising chiWEE which somewhat recalls an Eastern Wood-Pewee. Both sexes make four sounds: a snapping noise, a "combing" noise, whirring wings and “grrrt”

Where it lives

Peru

When to see it

Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in June. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Painted Manakin?: Voice: The painted manakin differs in voice, its vocals are single-notes as opposed to the double-noted Striolated Manakin. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Painted Manakin?: The Painted Manakin is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Painted Manakin?: The Painted Manakin is endemic to Peru, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Painted Manakin?: The Painted Manakin is most easily confused with the Kinglet Manakin, the Fiery-capped Manakin and the Club-winged Manakin.
Is the Painted Manakin endangered?: The Painted Manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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