Manakins
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Pipridae
The manakins are a family bird species of subtropical and tropical mainland Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. They are compact forest birds, the males typically being brightly coloured, although the females of most species are duller and usually green-plumaged. Manakins feed on small fruits, berries and insects. There are 21 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Jet Manakin Chloropipo unicolor
- Green Manakin Chloropipo holochlora
- Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla
- Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus
- White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
- Blue-backed Manakin Chiroxiphia pareola
- Wire-tailed Manakin Pipra filicauda
- White-crowned Manakin Dixiphia pipra
- Blue-crowned Manakin Lepidothrix coronata
- Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
- Red-capped Manakin Pipra mentalis
- Blue-rumped Manakin Lepidothrix isidorei
- Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus
- Western Striped Manakin Machaeropterus striolatus
- Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus
- Orange-crested Manakin Heterocercus aurantiivertex
- Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin Tyranneutes stolzmanni
- Wing-barred Piprites Piprites chloris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador