Araripe Manakin vs Blue-backed Manakin

Antilophia bokermanni compared with Chiroxiphia pareola

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Araripe Manakin Blue-backed Manakin
Scientific Name Antilophia bokermanni Chiroxiphia pareola
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Pipridae Pipridae
Conservation Status Critically Endangered Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 15.1 cm (5.9 in) 13.9 cm (5.5 in)
Weight 20.078333333333333 g (0.71 oz) 19.8 g (0.70 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 1-2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Araripe Manakin only

None

Blue-backed Manakin only

None

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Araripe Manakin

Least Concern

Blue-backed Manakin

About These Birds

Araripe Manakin

The Araripe Manakin is a critically endangered manakin endemic to the Chapada do Araripe plateau in northeastern Brazil, weighing about 20 grams with a wingspan near 15 cm. Males are strikingly white with a red crest and black wings, while females are green. It is one of the most threatened birds in the Americas, restricted to a tiny fragment of humid forest fed by natural springs.

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