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Red-capped Manakin

Dr. Kim Bostwick captures video of the Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis) “moonwalking”, among other things, to attract attention.

Previously on CN: Superb Lyrebird

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9 comments

  1. Autumn 24 September, 06 @ 6:53 pm

    Now how cool is that ?? That’s just plain AWESOME !!! =)

  2. Amanda & Hannah 25 September, 06 @ 8:25 am

    yeah!!

  3. Tom 09 March, 07 @ 10:28 pm

    Thanks for capturing this video. I love it. And I don’t know which is cuter … the moonwalking Manakin or the doc’s jungle dance.

  4. Will Youngman 10 March, 07 @ 11:07 am

    Stunning footage. Nice moon walk Kim and the Manakin’s was pretty cool also!

  5. Monkey 17 March, 08 @ 3:35 pm

    lol best bird ever…i want 1…oh and tht lady cant dance! lmao

  6. Matt 04 April, 08 @ 10:27 am

    Oh wow sweet moves. That bird impersonated Michael Jackson, and M.C. Hammer.

  7. Fernanda Oliveira 27 July, 08 @ 7:56 pm

    Awesome!
    I saw this video on another site and the subtitle says that this bird is the P. chloromeros and not P.mentalis…
    Now i’m totally confused, is this video from P. mentalis or P. chloromeros? What’s the morphologic differences between them?
    Cheers!

  8. Fernanda Oliveira 27 July, 08 @ 8:00 pm

    Please, if possible leave me a message at nandagabi20@hotmail.com with the answer.
    Thanks in advance!

  9. Haley 05 May, 09 @ 1:13 pm

    What is the red capped manakins habitat?

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