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The beautiful and critically endangered Araripe manakin was first discovered as recently as 1998 by Galileu Coelho and Weber Silva. It was named Antilophia bokermanni in honour of the biologist Werner Bokerman who died in 1995. The males are spectacularly patterned, with pure white plumage, black wings and tail and a bright crimson nape, crown and mid-back. There is a tuft of bright red feathers above the bill. Females, in contrast, are dull olive green in colour, with a paler belly and a smaller tuft of feathers above the bill. The song is a musical warbling ‘guru-uguru-uguru-u’; ‘wreee pur’ calls are also made.
Very little is known about this extremely rare species. It typically occurs in pairs and has been reported to feed on the fruits of Cordia species. Juvenile males have been found during March and January.
Endemic to Brazil where it has only ever been found in a very small area at the base of the Chapada do Araripe in south Ceara. Although very little is known of the species, it is thought that the population is very small; a survey in 2006 estimated a population of only 800 individuals.
Found along the slopes of the chapada (plateau) in the lower and middle stories of tall forests where there are plenty of vines, as well as clearings. It is associated with water springs and is therefore a good indicator of environmental quality
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