Scarlet-horned Manakin

About the Scarlet-horned Manakin

The scarlet-horned manakin (Ceratopipra cornuta) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The scarlet-horned manakin was originally described as Pipra cornuta. Though its present genus Ceratopipra had been erected in 1854, the scarlet-horned manakin was not transferred to it until the early 2000s.

The scarlet-horned manakin is monotypic. The scarlet-horned manakin is about 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long; four adult males weighed an average of 23.5 g (0.83 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have an entirely red head and neck. Their hindcrown feathers are elongated and curve slightly upward to form the two eponymous horns. Their thighs are also red. The rest of their plumage is black. Adult females are mostly dull olive-green; their underparts are lighter than their back, especially on the belly. Their hindcrown feathers are elongated but less so than the male's. Both sexes have pink to brownish legs and feet. Males have a white iris and a pale pink bill; females have a darker iris and a browner bill. Immature birds of both sexes resemble adult females but with a dark iris.

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