About Pipra rubrocapilla Temminck, 1821
The red-headed manakin (scientific name Pipra rubrocapilla Temminck, 1821) is 10 to 10.5 cm (3.9 to 4.1 in) long and weighs about 11 to 17 g (0.39 to 0.60 oz). This species is sexually dimorphic, and females are heavier than males. Adult males have an almost entirely red head and neck, with red thighs; their throat and remaining plumage are black. Adult females are mostly dull olive-green, with underparts that are lighter than their back, particularly on the belly. Both sexes have dull pinkish legs and feet. Males have a hazel-brown iris and a pale brownish bill, while the female's iris and bill are darker. The red-headed manakin has a disjunct distribution made up of two separate ranges. The much larger range covers eastern Loreto and eastern Madre de Dios departments of Peru, extending east across northern Bolivia and the Amazon Basin of Brazil south of the Amazon River. This range reaches the Atlantic Ocean in Maranhão, and its southernmost point is in south-central Mato Grosso. A much smaller range runs along eastern Brazil's coast from Pernambuco south to Rio de Janeiro state. The species lives in humid forest and secondary woodland, at elevations up to 500 m (1,600 ft).
