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The Araripe manakin (Chiroxiphia bokermanni) is a species of bird from the family of manakins (Pipridae). It was discovered in 1996 and scientifically described in 1998. The species epithet commemorates Brazilian zoologist and wildlife filmmaker Werner Bokermann, who died in 1995.
Chiroxiphia is one of several genera of manakins, small song birds of South and Central America. The male plumage is a striking combination of black and bright blue. The crown is red, except in the yellow-crowned C. pareola regina .
Many manakin species have spectacular lekking courtship rituals, which are especially elaborate in the genera Pipra and Chiroxiphia. The rituals are characterized by a unique, species-specific pattern of vocalizations and movements such as jumping, bowing, wing vibration, wing snapping, and acrobatic flight. [6]
Araripe manakin. This list of birds of Ceará includes species documented in the Brazilian state of Ceará.The backbone of this list is provided by Avibase, and all additions that differ from this list have citations.
Chiroxiphia is a genus of the family Pipridae. Pages in category "Chiroxiphia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not ...
Accipitriformes (hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites) Anseriformes (waterfowl) Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds) Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives) Charadriiformes (gulls and relatives)
The helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata) is a species of small passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae. Unlike most manakins, a family associated with tropical rainforests, the helmeted manakin inhabits the seasonally dry Cerrado savanna of Central Brazil.
The blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America, its range extending from Colombia and Tobago to southeastern Brazil. It is found in deciduous forests but not evergreen rainforests. It is a small, plump bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long.