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Species in the family Pipridae are known as manakins. They are compact stubby birds with short tails, and broad and rounded wings. The bill is short and has a wide gap. Manakins feed in the understory on small fruit often remarkably large for the size of the bird, and to a lesser degree, insects. Since they take fruit in flight as other species “hawk” for insects, they are believed to have evolved from insect-eating birds.
Females and first-year males have dull green plumage. Most species are sexually dichromatic in their plumage, the males being mostly black with striking colors. Females have big territories from which they do not necessarily exclude other birds of their species, instead feeding somewhat socially. Males spend much of their time together at courtship sites. Many manakin species have spectacular lekking courtship rituals, which are especially elaborate in the genera Pipra and Chiroxiphia. There are 12 genera and 23 species of manikins known to occur in Peru. Photo: Blue-backed Manakin ©Steve Garvie.
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| Family PIPRIDAE | ||
| Manakins | Saltarines | |
| Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin | Saltarín-Tirano de Cresta Azafrán | Neopelma chrysocephalum |
| Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin | Saltarín-Tirano de Vientre Azufrado | Neopelma sulphureiventer |
| Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin | Saltarín-Tirano Enano | Tyranneutes stolzmanni |
| Golden-winged Manakin | Saltarín de Ala Dorada | Masius chrysopterus |
| Blue-backed Manakin | Saltarín de Dorso Azul | Chiroxiphia pareola |
| Yungas Manakin | Saltarín de Yungas | Chiroxiphia boliviana |
| Green Manakin | Saltarín Verde | Xenopipo holochlora |
| Jet Manakin | Saltarín Azabache | Xenopipo unicolor |
| Black Manakin | Saltarín Negro | Xenopipo atronitens |
| Striolated Manakin | Saltarín Rayado | Machaeropterus regulus |
| Painted Manakin | Saltarín Pintado | Machaeropterus eckelberryi |
| Fiery-capped Manakin | Saltarín Gorro de Fuego | Machaeropterus pyrocephalus |
| White-crowned Manakin | Saltarín de Corona Blanca | Dixiphia pipra |
| Wire-tailed Manakin | Saltarín Cola-de-Alambre | Pipra filicauda |
| Band-tailed Manakin | Saltarín de Cola Bandeada | Pipra fasciicauda |
| White-bearded Manakin | Saltarín de Barba Blanca | Manacus manacus |
| Orange-crowned Manakin | Saltarín de Corona Naranja | Heterocercus aurantiivertex |
| Flame-crowned Manakin | Saltarín Corona de Fuego | Heterocercus linteatus (H) |
| Golden-headed Manakin | Saltarín de Cabeza Dorada | Ceratopipra erythrocephala |
| Red-headed Manakin | Saltarín de Cabeza Roja | Ceratopipra rubrocapilla |
| Round-tailed Manakin | Saltarín de Cola Redonda | Ceratopipra chloromeros |
| Blue-crowned Manakin | Saltarín de Corona Azul | Lepidothrix coronata |
| Blue-rumped Manakin | Saltarín de Lomo Azul | Lepidothrix isidorei |
| Cerulean-capped Manakin | Saltarín de Gorro Cerúleo | Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla (E) |
 COTINGIDAE: Cotingas, Fruiteaters & Fruitcrows – Cotingas & Fruteros |
TITYRIDAE: Tityras, Mourners. & Becards – Titiras & Cabezones |