Lance Tailed Manakin

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • El Valle, Panama, April 2010

Bird name: Lance Tailed Manakin
Latin: Chiroxiphia lanceolata
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Family: Pipridae • Manakins
Range: SW Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, N Venezuela

The Lance-tailed Manakin adult male has a red cap, bright blue shoulders and orange legs - the rest black. The individual above is a subadult male seen in El Valle de Anton in Panama.

Below (in more photos) a glimpse of an adult male Lance-tailed Manakin. Females are greenish, with orange legs and also have the long central tail feathers.