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White-ruffed Manakin
Corapipo altera
White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
Found across 3 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.
The White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) is a member of the Pipridae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 11.7 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pipridae Manakins
- Genus Corapipo
- Species altera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.7 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Pipridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The White-ruffed Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The White-ruffed Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Honduras to Colombia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.7 g, with a wing length of about 5.8 cm and a tail of around 3 cm.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 178,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the White-ruffed Manakin?
The White-ruffed Manakin is a very small bird that weighs around 11.7 g.
Where does the White-ruffed Manakin live?
The White-ruffed Manakin is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Honduras to Colombia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the White-ruffed Manakin belong to?
The White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) belongs to the Pipridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the White-ruffed Manakin eat?
The White-ruffed Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the White-ruffed Manakin migrate?
The White-ruffed Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
What sound does the White-ruffed Manakin make?
1 real field recording of the White-ruffed Manakin can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the White-ruffed Manakin's range?
The White-ruffed Manakin has a mapped global range of about 178,000 km².
Conservation
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