About the White-throated Manakin
The white-throated manakin is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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The white-throated manakin is 8.5 to 9.5 cm (3.3 to 3.7 in) long and weighs about 8 to 9 g (0.28 to 0.32 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males are mostly glossy blue-black. Their chin, throat, and upper breast are white; on the throat the white forms a downward point. The inner webs of their inner primaries are also white and show as a patch in flight. Adult females have dull olive upperparts and mostly grayish white underparts. Both sexes have a dark iris and a grayish horn to pinkish bill. Males have purplish legs and feet; females' are lead-gray to grayish.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-bibbed ManakinCorapipo leucorrhoaThe white-bibbed manakin is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.44 oz).
White-ruffed ManakinCorapipo alteraThe white-ruffed manakin is, like its relatives, a compact short-tailed bird with a flat, wide bill, dark legs and striking male plumage.
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