Bearded Manakins
Manacus
Manacus is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family which are found in the forests of tropical mainland Central and South America, and on Trinidad and Tobago.
The genus Manacus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the white-bearded manakin (Manacus manacus) as the type species. The name manacus is from the Dutch manneken "pretty little thing".
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
White-bearded Manakin
speciesManacus manacus
White-collared Manakin
speciesManacus candei
Golden-collared Manakin
speciesManacus vitellinus
Orange-collared Manakin
speciesManacus aurantiacus
White-collared × Golden-collared Manakin
hybridManacus candei × vitellinus
Manacus manacus × vitellinus
hybridManacus manacus × vitellinus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14234.