The world's largest-known dinosaur mating display area may have been found hiding in plain site at Colorado's Dinosaur Ridge ...

A red-capped manakin will moonwalk better than Michael Jackson in a lek of others when it wants to attract a female mate.

Golden-crowned manakin: These hybrid birds are born from interbreeding snow-capped manakins and opal-crowned manakins. Liger: Liger is the hybrid of a male lion and a female tiger.

While female manakins are usually drab in color, male manakins pop in a variety of shades from ruby red to neon blue. The only thing more eye-catching than the males’ color is their smooth moves.

According to Long, the population of hybrid manakins seem to be doing just fine, which may explain why the hybrid zone is so stable. While there is evidence of decreased hatching success in the ...

Long-tailed manakins are famous for their courtship displays. There are a couple of versions, but generally, two or three males do a whole lot of singing and fluttery dancing in an attempt to impress ...

Manakins are birds that are choosy about their mates. The display the lady likes is critically appreciated on the lek, or display area. The males need lots of energy, but in tropical conditions, it's ...

Life Male manakin birds with acrobatic mating dances evolved smaller bodies Some manakin males court females with elaborate aerial routines – and in these species, males have evolved to be more ...

On the other hand, manakins may be more effective dispersers, as they quickly remove fruit from the vicinity of the parent tree. Manakins may remove fruit to lekking areas, and this additional ...

Club-Winged Manakins sing to attract a mate, but not like other birds. The male manakins have specially adapted feathers in their wings that they use to make sound.