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manakin

Any of a group of birds found in South and Central America, about 15 cm/6 in long and often brightly coloured. They feed on berries and other small fruits. The males of the genus Manacus clear a patch of the forest floor with a small tree as a display perch. (Family Pipridae, order Passeriformes.)
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