Long-tailed Manakin

Chiroxiphia linearis (Bonaparte, 1838)

Pipridae — Manakins

Long-tailed Manakin, Chiroxiphia linearis, is a bird of Middle America, breeding from southern Mexico to north-west Costa Rica. It belongs to the manakin family, Pipridae, and was described by Bonaparte in 1838. Its range covers wet and dry tropical and subtropical forest. Males are marked by black plumage, a blue back, a red crown and two central tail feathers that are much longer than the others. Females and young birds are olive-green with paler underparts. During the breeding season, males take part in a shared lek display with a carefully coordinated courtship dance.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae — Manakins
Breeding range: Middle America: s Mexico to nw Costa Rica