Editing Manakin (section)

==Description==
Manakins range in size from {{convert|7|to|15|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} and in weight from {{convert|8|to|30|g|oz|abbr=on}}. Species in the genus ''Tyranneutes'' are the smallest manakins, those in the genus ''[[Antilophia]]'' are believed to be the largest (since the genus ''[[Schiffornis]]'' are no longer considered manakins). They are compact stubby birds with short tails, broad and rounded wings, and big heads. The [[beak|bill]] is short and has a wide gap. Females and first-year males have dull green plumage; most species are [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dichromatic]] in their [[plumage]],<ref name=P&S>{{cite book | last = Prum | first = Richard O. | author2 = Snow, David W. | year = 2003 | chapter = Manakins | editor = Perrins, Christopher | editor-link = Chris Perrins | title = The Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds | publisher = Firefly Books | pages = [https://archive.org/details/fireflyencyclope0000unse/page/434 434–437] | isbn = 978-1-55297-777-4 | chapter-url-access = registration | chapter-url = https://archive.org/details/fireflyencyclope0000unse | url = https://archive.org/details/fireflyencyclope0000unse/page/434 }}</ref> the males being mostly black with striking colours in patches,<ref name=EoB>{{cite book |editor=Forshaw, Joseph|author= Lanyon, Scott N.|year=1991|title=Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds|publisher= Merehurst Press|location=London|pages= 167–168|isbn= 978-1-85391-186-6}}</ref> and in some species having long, decorative tail or crown feathers or erectile throat feathers. In some species, males from two to four years old have a distinctive subadult plumage.<ref name="P&S"/>

The [[syrinx (biology)|syrinx]] or "voicebox" is distinctive in manakins, setting them apart from the related families [[Cotingidae]] and [[Tyrannidae]]. Furthermore, it is so acutely variable within the group that genera and even species may be identified by the syrinx alone, unlike birds of most [[oscine]] families. The sounds made are whistles, trills, and buzzes.<ref name=P&S/>