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The wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It forms a superspecies with both the Band-tailed Manakin ( Pipra fasciicauda ) and the Crimson-hooded Manakin ( Pipra aureola ). [ 2 ]
They are compact stubby birds with short tails, broad and rounded wings, and big heads. The bill is short and has a wide gap. Females and first-year males have dull green plumage; most species are sexually dichromatic in their plumage , [ 2 ] the males being mostly black with striking colours in patches, [ 3 ] and in some species having long ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
The name was used by Ancient Greek authors such as Aristotle for a small bird but it is unclear which species it referred to. [2] The type species was designated as the crimson-hooded manakin in 1840 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray. [3] [4] The genus contains three species: [5]
The band-tailed manakin (Pipra fasciicauda) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Paraguay , and Peru . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest , subtropical or tropical swamps , and heavily degraded former forest.
The Venezuelan troupial is the national bird of Venezuela. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Venezuela. The avifauna of Venezuela has 1412 confirmed species, of which 45 are endemic, six have been introduced by humans, 48 are rare or vagrants, and one has been extirpated. An additional 20 species are hypothetical (see below).
Pipridae is a family of the bird order Passeriformes. Subcategories. This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total. ... Pin-tailed manakin; Pipra ...
The manakin species are very interesting in their family life. Long-tailed manakin males form a long-term partnership duo or trio. Together they sing in synchrony and, for any female who is attracted by their singing, perform a complex coordinated courtship dance. If she mates, only the alpha male inseminates her.