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White-Bearded Manakin

David Attenborough presents the white-bearded manakin of tropical South America.

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Sir David Attenborough presents the White-Bearded manakin of tropical South America. The sound of party-poppers exploding in a forest clearing tells you that white-bearded manakins are displaying at a lek. At a carefully chosen spot each male clears the forest floor of leaves and other debris before his performance begins. The commonest display is the snap-jump. As he jumps forward he strikes the back of his wings together creating a loud snapping sound followed by an excited "pee-you" call. Snap-jumps are often followed by grunt jumps or a manoeuvre known as "slide-down-the-pole". These displays continue throughout the day, but intensify when females visit.

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Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:58

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White-bearded manakin (Manacus manacus)

Webpage image courtesy ofΒ Nigel BeanΒ / naturepl.com

NPL Ref  © Nigel Bean / naturepl.com

Recording of white-bearded manakin by Curtis A Marantz / Ref: ML 117134

This programme contains a of theΒ white-bearded manakinΒ kindly provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; recorded byΒ Curtis A Marantz,Β 23 Jan 1997 in Brazil.

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  • Wed 10 Sep 2014 05:58
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  • Tue 15 Sep 2015 05:58
  • Wed 22 Aug 2018 05:58
  • Sun 31 Jan 2021 08:58
  • Thu 26 Oct 2023 05:58

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