Golden-headed manakin

Golden-headed manakin
Adult male
call recorded in Ecuador
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pipridae
Genus:	Ceratopipra
Species:	C. erythrocephala
Binomial name
Ceratopipra erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Parus erythrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Dixiphia erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) Pipra erythrocephala Linnaeus, 1766

The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America in both wet and dry forests, secondary growth and plantations. It is a small manakin, about 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) long. Males are entirely black apart from a golden head, yellow bill, white and red thighs and pink legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with pink legs. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour during which they jump, slide and dart from perch to perch. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".