Birds were fascinating to be around to watch them hopping, dancing ,chipping, specially manakin birds, which attracted with their way of dancing skill when they approached female manakin.
If a female enters the lek and perches on a display branch, the alpha and beta males follow and perch next to her, alpha closest. In a jump dance, the alpha male leaps up and hovers in front of the female before circling back to the branch. The beta male leaps off the perch to repeat the dance.
The leks include several small, slender saplings (half-inch in diameter or smaller) the birds use as perches. The males move quickly from perch to perch, giving a wing snap while in the air. If a female is within earshot, she may come to lek and check him out.
Females are about 5.5 inches (14 centimeters ) in length while males are 8.5 to 10.5 inches (21 to 27 centimeters) long. The difference in length is due to the male’s much longer central tail feathers.
