Juvenile Male Manakins (VIDEO)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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When administered testosterone, juvenile male golden-collared manakins perform acrobatic courtship displays typical of adult males and express the "chee-poo" mating call.

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Ioana Chiver - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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