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Golden-headed manakin

Ceratopipra erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.8 g to 14.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the golden-headed manakin

Weight
12.8 g – 14.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
18.5 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the golden-headed manakin?

GOLDEN-HEADED MANAKIN · WINGSPAN 18.5 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 18.5 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the golden-headed manakin is about 11% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the golden-headed manakin live?

Not recorded

What is the golden-headed manakin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America in both wet and dry forests, secondary growth and plantations. It is a small manakin, about 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) long. Males are entirely black apart from a golden head, yellow bill, white and red thighs and pink legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with pink legs. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour during which they jump, slide and dart from perch to perch. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Golden-headed manakin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden-headed_manakin&oldid=1357424917), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the golden-headed manakin endangered?

The golden-headed manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the golden-headed manakin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPipridae
  6. genusCeratopipra
  7. SpeciesCeratopipra erythrocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Dixiphia erythrocephala, Parus erythrocephalus, Pipra erythrocephala

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • ماناكين ذهبي الرأسArabic
  • manaquí capdauratCatalan
  • pipulka zlatohlaváCzech
  • Gyldenhovedet ManakinDanish
  • GelbkopfpipraGerman
  • orkapa manakoEsperanto
  • Saltarín cabecidoradoSpanish
  • kuldpea-tantsulindEstonian
  • kultapäätanssijaFinnish
  • Manakin à tête d'orFrench
  • Manakin à tête d’orFrench
  • zlatnoglavi manakinCroatian
  • Pipra erythrocephalaHungarian
  • Manachino testadorataItalian
  • キガシラマイコドリJapanese
  • auksagalvė pipraLithuanian
  • Dzidzé yiyiitsahii bitsiiʼ łitsxooígííNavajo
  • GoudkopmanakinDutch
  • gullhodemanakinNorwegian
  • gorzyk złotogłowyPolish
  • cabeça-de-ouroPortuguese
  • manaquim-de-cabeça-douradaPortuguese
  • Желтоголовая пипраRussian
  • Золотоголовая пипраRussian
  • pipra zlatohlaváSlovak
  • Manakin zlatne glaveSerbian
  • gyllenhuvad manakinSwedish
  • Altın Takkeli ManakinTurkish
  • манакін золотоголовийUkrainian
  • 金头娇鹟Chinese
  • 金頭侏儒鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the golden-headed manakin

Other species in the same genus Ceratopipra.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the golden-headed manakin?

An adult golden-headed manakin weighs 12.8 g – 14.1 g and has a wingspan of 18.5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the golden-headed manakin endangered?

The golden-headed manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the golden-headed manakin?

The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) belongs to the family Pipridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-headed-manakin

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BibTeX
@misc{golden_headed_manakin_2026,
  title = {Golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-headed-manakin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}