In this case the two parents are the snow - capped manakin, named for its bright snowy -
white crown feathers, and the opal - crowned manakin, named for its brilliant iridescent crown feathers.
Not exact matches
The
crown was rufous, and the long limb
feathers were
white with distal black spangles.
The golden -
crowned manakin likely had duller
white or grey
feathers early on in its existence as a result of its keratin structure, but eventually evolved yellow
feathers as an alternative way to attract females.