Fiery-capped Manakin

About the Fiery-capped Manakin

The fiery-capped manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. The fiery-capped manakin was originally described in 1852 as Pipra pyrocephala. The species is now placed in the genus Machaeropterus that was introduced by Bonaparte in 1854.

The fiery-capped manakin has two subspecies, the nominate M. p. pyrocephalus (Sclater, PL, 1852) and M. p. pallidiceps (Zimmer, JT, 1936). It shares genus Machaeropterus with four other species. The fiery-capped manakin is 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have the golden crown and nape with a red stripe in the middle that give the species its English name and specific epithet. The rest of their face is olive. Their upperparts are rosy rufous to maroon. Their tail and most of their wing are olive. Their wings have some white on the inner secondaries and some black spots on the tertials. Their throat is whitish and the rest of their underparts are streaked with dull pink and whitish. Adult females have... Wikipedia →