Lance-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia lanceolata
First recorded: Jul 11, 2026All year
The wingman strategy
Males court as a team. A junior “beta” male helps the “alpha” dance for females, but only the alpha mates. The payoff comes later: betas are more likely to become alphas themselves.
Source: DuVal (2007), study on PubMed
When to see it
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Lance-tailed Manakin
TRONCAL DEL CARIBEQuebrada Seca
Lance-tailed ManakinChiroxiphia lanceolata