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The velvety manakin is about 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) long. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a bright blue crown and upper nape. The rest of their plumage is a "deep and lustrous" black with a purplish-bluish wash on the rump and uppertail coverts. The black becomes somewhat sootier when worn. Adult females have grass-green upperparts whose color is brightest on the rump and uppertail coverts. They have a mostly pale grayish green face and throat. Voice: The male velvety manakin's "advertisement" call "a loud k’wek or "chu-WAK" given at a lek. The species' most common call, which both sexes give year-round, is a "soft, clear trill" or a "soft trilled ti’ti’t’t’t’t’t’t’t’t".
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When to see the Velvety 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 Velvety Manakin
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Velvety Manakin
The velvety manakin is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama and the Chocó–Magdalena region.
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Easily confused with
Opal-crowned ManakinLepidothrix irisThe opal-crowned manakin is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and weighs 7.8 to 9.5 g (0.28 to 0.34 oz).
Orange-bellied ManakinLepidothrix suavissimaThe orange-bellied manakin is about 9 cm (3.5 in) long; one male weighed 8.5 g (0.30 oz).
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