Red-headed manakin
Ceratopipra rubrocapilla (Temminck, 1821)
The red-headed manakin (Ceratopipra rubrocapilla) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.8 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the red-headed manakin
- Weight
- 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc 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 red-headed manakin live?
Not recorded
What is the red-headed manakin?
The red-headed manakin (Ceratopipra rubrocapilla) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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Is the red-headed manakin endangered?
The red-headed manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 red-headed manakin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPipridae
- genusCeratopipra
- SpeciesCeratopipra rubrocapilla (Temminck, 1821)
Synonyms Dixiphia rubrocapilla, Pipra rubrocapilla
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- ماناكين أحمر الرأسArabic
- manaquí cap-roigCatalan
- pipulka amazonskáCzech
- Rødhovedet ManakinDanish
- RotkopfpipraGerman
- ruĝkapa manakoEsperanto
- Saltarín cabecirrojo sureñoSpanish
- punapäätanssijaFinnish
- Manakin à tête rougeFrench
- Manachino testarossaItalian
- アカガシラマイコドリJapanese
- raudongalvė pipraLithuanian
- Dzidzé yiyiitsahii bitsiiʼ łichxíʼígííNavajo
- RoodkopmanakinDutch
- rødhodemanakinNorwegian
- gorzyk purpurowogłowyPolish
- cabeça-encarnadaPortuguese
- manaquim-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
- Uirapuru-cabeça-encarnadaPortuguese
- Красноголовая пипраRussian
- pipra bieloškvrnitáSlovak
- Crvenoglavi manakinSerbian
- rödhuvad manakinSwedish
- Kırmızı Başlı ManakinTurkish
- манакін червоноголовийUkrainian
- 红头娇鹟Chinese
- 紅頭侏儒鳥Chinese
Relatives of the red-headed manakin
Other species in the same genus Ceratopipra.
Golden-headed manakin
Ceratopipra erythrocephala
Red-capped manakin
Ceratopipra mentalis
Scarlet-horned manakin
Ceratopipra cornuta
Round-tailed manakin
Ceratopipra chloromeros
CompareRed-headed manakin vs Golden-headed manakinRed-headed manakin vs Red-capped manakinRed-headed manakin vs Scarlet-horned manakinRed-headed manakin vs Round-tailed manakin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-headed manakin?
An adult red-headed manakin weighs 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-headed manakin endangered?
The red-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 red-headed manakin?
The red-headed manakin (Ceratopipra rubrocapilla) belongs to the family Pipridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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