Olive Manakin

About the Olive Manakin

The olive manakin (Xenopipo uniformis) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The olive manakin was originally described as Chloropipo uniformis. It was later assigned to genus Xenopipo that Jean Cabanis had erected in 1847. It shares that genus with the black manakin (X. atronitens).

The olive manakin has two subspecies, the nominate X. u. uniformis (Salvin & Godman, 1884) and X. u. duidae (Chapman, 1929). The olive manakin is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 16.5 to 21 g (0.58 to 0.74 oz). Unusual for a manakin, the sexes have the same plumage. The species also has longer wings and tail relative to its size than many other manakins. Adults of the nominate subspecies have dark olive upperparts. Their throat and underparts are a slightly paler olive and their belly has a yellowish cast. Subspecies X. u. duidae is slightly smaller and brighter than the nominate. Both subspecies have a dark iris, bill, and legs and feet.

The olive manakin has a highly disjunct distribution. The nominate subspecies has the largest contiguous range. It encompasses... Wikipedia →