Birds of Ecuador - Machaeropterus


Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) Male RN La Planada, Nariño, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Club-winged Manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) Female Ecuador
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.

Note distinctive call. Males gather in leks, and make an insect-like sound with a wing-snap.
Snapping wings.


Striolated Manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus antioquiae) Male Pance, Valle de Cauca, Colombia Unmistakable.
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Striolated Manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus antioquiae) Female Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia
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Until recently called the Striped Manakin. Found near small berries.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba