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Long-tailed manakin

Chiroxiphia linearis (Bonaparte, 1838)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The long-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 17.4 g to 18.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis)
Photo: Sean Graesser · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-tailed manakin

Weight
17.4 g – 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
1.88 – 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 long-tailed manakin live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed manakin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae native to Central America where it inhabits both wet and dry tropical and subtropical forests. It is a small, plump bird about 10 centimetres (4 in) long. Males have black plumage with a blue back and a red crown, and the two central tail feathers are greatly elongated. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour with a complex coordinated courtship dance. 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 “Long-tailed manakin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_manakin&oldid=1380781691), 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 long-tailed manakin endangered?

The long-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 long-tailed manakin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPipridae
  6. genusChiroxiphia
  7. SpeciesChiroxiphia linearis (Bonaparte, 1838)

Synonyms Chiroxiphea linearis, Chiroxiphia linearis fastuosa, Chiroxiphia linearis linearis, Pipra linearis

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • ماناكين طويل الذيلArabic
  • manaquí cuallargCatalan
  • pipulka dlouhoocasáCzech
  • manacin cynffonhirWelsh
  • Langhalet ManakinDanish
  • LangschwanzpipraGerman
  • longvosta manakoEsperanto
  • Saltarín ToledoSpanish
  • Manaquín cola largaSpanish
  • Saltarín colilargoSpanish
  • pitkäpyrstötanssijaFinnish
  • Manakin fastueuxFrench
  • nyílfarkú pipraHungarian
  • Manachino codalungaItalian
  • オナガセアオマイコドリJapanese
  • ilgauodegis manakinasLithuanian
  • langhalemanakinNorwegian Bokmål
  • LangstaartmanakinDutch
  • langstjertmanakinNorwegian
  • manakin długosternyPolish
  • modrogrzbiecik długosternyPolish
  • tangará-rabilongoPortuguese
  • manaquim-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Длиннохвостый манакинRussian
  • Длиннохвостый красноногий манакинRussian
  • pipra dlhochvostáSlovak
  • Dugorepi manakinSerbian
  • långstjärtad manakinSwedish
  • Uzun Kuyruklu ManakinTurkish
  • манакін-червононіг північнийUkrainian
  • 长尾娇鹟Chinese
  • 長尾侏儒鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the long-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 long-tailed manakin?

An adult long-tailed manakin weighs 17.4 g – 18.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed manakin endangered?

The long-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 long-tailed manakin?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_manakin_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-manakin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}