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title: "Gelbkopfpipra"
description: "Ceratopipra erythrocephala — Vögel. The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America in both wet and dry forests, secondary growth and plantations."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/golden-headed-manakin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gelbkopfpipra

> Ceratopipra erythrocephala — Vögel. The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America in both wet and dry forests, secondary growth and plantations.

- Scientific name: *Ceratopipra erythrocephala*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 725
- Wikidata: [Q27075189](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075189)
- iNaturalist taxon: [339674](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/339674)

## Names

- en: Golden-headed Manakin
- de: Gelbkopfpipra
- es: Saltarín Cabecidorado
- fr: Manakin à tête d'or
- it: Manachino testadorata
- nl: Goudkopmanakin
- pt: Cabeça-de-ouro
- pl: Gorzyk złotogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

CO (161), TT (96), EC (91), PA (72), GF (59), PE (51), BR (48), GY (18), VE (10), SR (8)

## Summary

The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America in both wet and dry forests, secondary growth and plantations. It is a small manakin, about 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) long. Males are entirely black apart from a golden head, yellow bill, white and red thighs and pink legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with pink legs. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour during which they jump, slide and dart from perch to perch. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-headed_manakin

## Photo

![Gelbkopfpipra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-headed-manakin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel van der Post · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106750527

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-headed-manakin?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).