Manacus vitellinus vitellinus

(Gould, 1843)

Vernacular names
English : Golden-collared manakin
French : Manakin à col d’or

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Pipridae
Notes : 3 other subspecies known

Identification
Adults grow to 11 cm in length for a weight of 19 g. Female green with yellowish throat and belly. Male has green flanks and back, black wings, upper back, tail and top of head. Rest of plumage bright yellow with elongated throat feathers.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in Central and South America, from eastern and southern Panama to adjacent north-eastern Colombia. Subspecies found in Panama and extreme north Colombia. Lives in forest edges and secondary woodlands and clearings up to 1200 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is globally common within its range and considered the commonest manakin species around Panama and northern Colombia.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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