Birds of the World - Machaeropterus


Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) Male Range: SA: sw Colombia to w Ecuador RN La Planada, Nariño, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) Female Range: SA: sw Colombia to w Ecuador Ecuador
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.

Note distinctive call. Males gather in leks, and make an insect-like sound with a wing-snap.
Snapping wings.

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Painted Manakin (Machaeropterus eckelberryi) Range: SA: nw Peru, Cordillera Azul and the hills of the upper Rio Mayo valley of San Martín and Loreto departments, above 500m elevation

A new species described by D. Lane in 2017. Similar to the tepui race of the Striolated Manakin (Western Striped Manakin), but vocally different (HBW).


Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus pyrocephalus) Male Range: SA: Amazonia Puerto Maldonado, Peru Red band in center of yellow crown not seen well in this photo.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus pyrocephalus) Female Range: SA: Amazonia Los Amigos, Peru
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud © All Rights Reserved.

Peeps from inside dense brush, but may also go into the canopy.


Kinglet Manakin (Machaeropterus regulus) Male Range: SA: se Brazil Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil
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Striolated Manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus antioquiae) Male Range: SA: w, nw Amazonia Pance, Valle de Cauca, Colombia Unmistakable.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Striolated Manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus antioquiae) Female Range: SA: w, nw Amazonia Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Until recently called the Striped Manakin. Found near small berries.