Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For over two decades, Barney A. Schlinger, a UCLA professor of integrative biology and physiology, has dedicated his research to a small tropical bird that lives in the moist lowland forests of Panama — the golden-collared manakin. Tune in to "Feathers and Flirtations" to learn more about Schlinger, his work and why the manakin's got all the right moves.
For over two decades, Barney A. Schlinger, a UCLA professor of integrative biology and physiology, has dedicated his research to a small tropical bird that lives in the moist lowland forests of Panama — the golden-collared manakin. Tune in to "Feathers and Flirtations" to learn more about Schlinger, his work and why the manakin's got all the right moves.
Schlinger's book, "The Wingsnappers: Lessons from an Exuberant Tropical Bird," is available now: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300269413/the-wingsnappers/
Explore more of “We Are UCLAvian” here: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/we-are-uclavian-birds-and-bruins
(00:00) intro
(00:13) The golden-collared manakin
(01:14) All the right moves
(03:35) Seeing the golden-collared manakin in the wild
(06:29) Anatomy of a Wingsnapper
(09:21) A community of researchers
(10:44) Making mom proud
(12:08) A legacy of bird research at UCLA
(15:41) Advances in videography
(17:23) Feathered dancers across the globe
(18:46) Lessons and insights
(21:32) Closing remarks
#birds #tropicalbirds #ornithology #birdlovers #ecologyandenvironment
Host and Writer: Álvaro Castillo
Producer: Trever Ducote
For over two decades, Barney A. Schlinger, a UCLA professor of integrative biology and physiology, has dedicated his research to a small tropical bird that lives in the moist lowland forests of Panama — the golden-collared manakin. Tune in to "Feathers and Flirtations" to learn more about Schlinger, his work and why the manakin's got all the right moves.
For over two decades, Barney A. Schlinger, a UCLA professor of integrative biology and physiology, has dedicated his research to a small tropical bird that lives in the moist lowland forests of Panama — the golden-collared manakin. Tune in to "Feathers and Flirtations" to learn more about Schlinger, his work and why the manakin's got all the right moves.
Schlinger's book, "The Wingsnappers: Lessons from an Exuberant Tropical Bird," is available now: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300269413/the-wingsnappers/
Explore more of “We Are UCLAvian” here: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/we-are-uclavian-birds-and-bruins
(00:00) intro
(00:13) The golden-collared manakin
(01:14) All the right moves
(03:35) Seeing the golden-collared manakin in the wild
(06:29) Anatomy of a Wingsnapper
(09:21) A community of researchers
(10:44) Making mom proud
(12:08) A legacy of bird research at UCLA
(15:41) Advances in videography
(17:23) Feathered dancers across the globe
(18:46) Lessons and insights
(21:32) Closing remarks
#birds #tropicalbirds #ornithology #birdlovers #ecologyandenvironment
Host and Writer: Álvaro Castillo
Producer: Trever Ducote
