Golden Collared Manakin

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

Bird name: Golden Collared Manakin
Latin: Manacus vitellinus
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Family: Pipridae • Manakins
Range: Western Panama to western Colombia

The female Golden-collared Manakin above was seen in El Valle de Anton in Panama. A very poor shot of the male below with his beautiful golden yellow collar. The male manakins dart around a lot in their leks, whereas the females tend to be far more stationary, and are thus much easier to photograph.

Both sexes have orange legs, the female Lance-tailed Manakin is differentiated by longer central tail feathers.