Recently Discovered, Critically Endangered bird (Araripe Manakin) Gets Its First Reserve

The Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) is a critically endangered bird from the family of Manakins (Pipridae). It was discovered in 1996 and scientifically described in 1998.

According to Global Forest Watch, the region comprising the Araripe manakin's habitat lost approximately 50,000 hectares of tree cover from 2001 through 2012. The CLP report mentions that while much of the manakin's habitat is legally protected, enforcement of those protections is lax. Calls to establish a permanent protected area for this species started in 2008, but it was not until late 2014 that Brazilian NGO Aquasis and bird conservation group American Bird Conservancy (ABC) were able to purchase suitable land for this purpose.