Wire-tailed Manakin
Many birds are endemic to the Amazon rainforest too. The wire-tailed manakin is a blackbird with a bright yellow face and belly that looks like it’s wearing a red hood. Found only in the western Amazon Basin, it’s known for having one of the bird world’s most elaborate mating dances.
Birdwatchers have a good chance of seeing the elusive bird with Traverse Journeys’ Rainforest Encounter Ecuador tour because manakins frequent a spot near their ecolodge.
