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Lance-tailed manakin

Chiroxiphia lanceolata (Wagler, 1830)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 18.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the lance-tailed manakin

Weight
18.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
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

Where does the lance-tailed manakin live?

Not recorded

What is the lance-tailed manakin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from Costa Rica to northern Venezuela. This manakin is a fairly common bird of dry and moist deciduous forests, but not rainforest. It is a small, compact bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long and similar to the blue-backed manakin, but both sexes have the two central tail feathers elongated to form a spike. Males have black plumage with a blue back, a red crown and orange legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative behaviour during which they jump up and down alternately. 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".

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Is the lance-tailed manakin endangered?

The lance-tailed 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.

How is the lance-tailed manakin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPipridae
  6. genusChiroxiphia
  7. SpeciesChiroxiphia lanceolata (Wagler, 1830)

Synonyms Chiroxiphea lanceolata, Pipra lanceolata

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • ماناكين ذيل الرمحArabic
  • manaquí lanceolatCatalan
  • pipulka kopinatáCzech
  • manacin cynffon bigfainWelsh
  • LansehalemanakinDanish
  • LanzettschwanzpipraGerman
  • lancvosta manakoEsperanto
  • Saltarín ColudoSpanish
  • Saltarín lanceoladoSpanish
  • paritanssijaFinnish
  • Manakin lancéoléFrench
  • oštrorepi manakinCroatian
  • Manachino lanceolatoItalian
  • ハリオセアオマイコドリJapanese
  • aštriauodegis manakinasLithuanian
  • sylhalemanakinNorwegian Bokmål
  • LancetmanakinDutch
  • sylstjertmanakinNorwegian
  • modrogrzbiecik ostrosternyPolish
  • tangará-lanceoladoPortuguese
  • manaquim-cauda-de-lançaPortuguese
  • Ланцетохвостый манакинRussian
  • Острохвостый красноногий манакинRussian
  • pipra kopijníkSlovak
  • Manakin lancetastog repaSerbian
  • lansstjärtsmanakinSwedish
  • lansstjärtad manakinSwedish
  • Ok Kuyruklu ManakinTurkish
  • манакін-червононіг гострохвостийUkrainian
  • 尖尾娇鹟Chinese
  • 尖尾侏儒鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lance-tailed manakin

Other species in the same genus Chiroxiphia.

LC, Least Concern

Yungas manakin

Chiroxiphia boliviana

PipridaeNo free photo yet

CR, Critically Endangered

Araripe manakin

Chiroxiphia bokermanni

PipridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lance-tailed manakin?

An adult lance-tailed manakin weighs 18.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lance-tailed manakin endangered?

The lance-tailed 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 lance-tailed manakin?

The lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) belongs to the family Pipridae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{lance_tailed_manakin_2026,
  title = {Lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lance-tailed-manakin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}