White-bearded Manakin

White-bearded Manakin
Manacus manacus
 

Location    

Asa Wright Nature Center, Trinidad, West Indies
Date           March 20, 1994
Status and Occurrence A common resident in Trinidad, inhabiting forests, second growth and cocoa or citrus estates; keeps to undergrowth and lower branches.  Ranges from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay.  The males spend much of their time displaying at communal display grounds (leks).

 


 

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