Wearing A Toroque Of Stunning Iridescent Gold Makes Tis Bird And Absolute Must See! Meet The Golden-Collared Manakin!
Nature is full of amazing extraordinary birds, each with its own unique characteristics and its own array of colors. What most people don’t know, is that there is a surprising variety of bird species in the world. Meet thr golden-collared manakin.
The Golden-collared manakin (Manacus Vitellinus) is a compact stubby bird with a short tail, broad and rounded wings, a big head and reddish orange legs. The Male has a bright golden yellow collar and throat, the feathers are long and stiff; otherwise mostly black above with the center of back and rump and lower underparts being olive. The female has dull olive green above, becoming paler and more yellowish olive green below. The wing feathers are heavily modified and are used to make snapping and buzzing sounds.