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  • Golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus).
    manakin

    In others, called exploded leks, males are separated by much larger distances (sometimes up to several hundred metres), and females must wander from one male to another to choose their mates. Males that form exploded leks typically have extremely loud vocalizations that ring through the forest for hundreds…

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    In others, called exploded leks, males are separated by much larger distances (sometimes up to several hundred metres), and females must wander from one male to another to choose their mates. Males that form exploded leks typically have extremely loud vocalizations that ring through the forest for hundreds…

    Read More