Golden-collared Manakin

Manacus vitellinus (Gould, 1843)

Golden-collared Manakin, Manacus vitellinus, is a passerine of the Pipridae family that breeds in Panama and Colombia. It lives in lowland and foothill tropical forest, especially in mature secondary growth, forest margins, watercourses and regenerating clearings, and is present from sea level to 1,200 m. It is a year-round resident. The species was first described in 1843. Four subspecies are recognised. Males have the golden collar that gives the bird its name, and the sexes also show a black bill, brown to dark brown iris, and orange to scarlet legs and feet.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pipridae — Manakins

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: Panama and Colombia