Yellow-headed Manakin

About the Yellow-headed Manakin

The yellow-headed manakin (Chloropipo flavicapilla) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The yellow-headed manakin was originally described as Pipra flavicapilla. During much of the twentieth century it was placed in genus Xenopipo. However, a study published in 2013 showed that Xenopipo was polyphyletic and proposed resurrecting genus Chloropipo for the yellow-headed and jet manakins. Taxonomic systems soon adopted the reassignments.

The yellow-headed manakin is monotypic. The yellow-headed manakin is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 15.3 to 19.5 g (0.54 to 0.69 oz). The sexes have similar plumage. Adult males have a golden-yellow crown and nape; the rest of their upperparts are bright olive. Their face, throat, and breast are a paler and yellower olive and their belly pale yellow. Adult females have a duller and less yellow head and breast than males. Both sexes have a pale orange to red iris, a blackish maxilla, a bluish gray mandible, and gray legs and feet. Juveniles are similar to adult females but are duller overall.

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