Species of the day –Back-dated#4 – Orange-collared Manakin (Manacus aurantiacus)

Photo by Sarah Hadley

Species of the day –Back-dated#4 – Orange-collared Manakin (Manacus aurantiacus)

While this is a very bright and exciting bird just because of the way it looks, it is also exciting for another reason. The males display in a group at a location called a ‘lek’. Part of their display involves flying back and forth making a sound that sounds like a string of firecrackers going off.

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