Corapipo gutturalis
The White-throated Manakin (Corapipo gutturalis) is a diminutive and striking member of the Pipridae family, renowned for its elaborate courtship rituals. Males are instantly recognizable by their glossy, velvety black plumage contrasted sharply with a pristine white throat and upper breast patch, often extending slightly onto the malar region. Females, in stark sexual dimorphism, present a much more subdued appearance, being predominantly dull olive-green with a paler, sometimes yellowish, b...
This species primarily inhabits the understory and lower to mid-canopy of humid tropical lowland evergreen forests, extending into foothills at elevations typically up to 1,000 meters.
Their diet consists mainly of small fruits, especially berries from shrubs and trees in the understory, supplemented by small insects captured by sallying or gleaning.
White-throated Manakins are diurnal but often inconspicuous, spending their days foraging and, for males, engaging in intricate lek displays. Males are polygynous, gathering in communal lek sites where they perform complex aerial maneuvers, rapid wing beats producing whirring or snapping sounds, ...
The White-throated Manakin has a relatively widespread distribution across northeastern South America. Its primary range encompasses the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), extending into eastern and southeastern Venezuela, and significant portions of northern Brazil. In Venezuela, it is f...
Least Concern
- Male White-throated Manakins possess specially modified wing feathers that produce distinct whirring or snapping sounds during their elaborate courtship displays, a common trait among manakins. - Their stunning black-and-white plumage in males is not pigmented black, but rather structurally bla...