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Band-tailed manakin

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Band-tailed manakin
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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.[2]

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Taxonomy and systematics

The band-tailed manakin has these five subspecies:[2]

  • P. f. calamae Hellmayr, 1910
  • P. f. saturata Zimmer, JT, 1936
  • P. f. purusiana Snethlage, E, 1907
  • P. f. fasciicauda Hellmayr, 1906
  • P. f. scarlatina Hellmayr, 1915

The band-tailed manakin forms a superspecies with its two congeners, the wire-tailed manakin (P. filicauda) and crimson-hooded manakin (P. aureola).[3]

Description

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The band-tailed manakin is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 11.5 to 19 g (0.41 to 0.67 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. f. fasciicauda have a yellow face and throat; the rest of their head, nape, and upper mantle are red. The rest of their upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly black. They have a white base to the tail and a white patch on the inner webs of the flight feathers that shows as a stripe in flight. The red of the nape extends onto the breast with some yellow mixed in and the rest of their underparts are light creamy yellow. They have a white or whitish iris. Adult females have a mostly dull olive-green head, upperparts, wings, and tail. Their face and breast have a yellow tinge; their lower breast and belly are grayish that is lightest on the belly. They have a pale gray or magenta to whitish iris. Both sexes have a blackish bill with some pale gray on the mandible, dull reddish legs, and sooty gray feet. Immature males have a brown or gray iris but otherwise resemble adult females. The other subspecies differ little from the nominate. P. f. calamae has slightly more red on its breast, P. f. scarlatina even more and deeper red, and P. f. saturata a nearly entirely red breast and upper belly.[4]

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Distribution and habitat

The band-tailed manakin is a bird of the southern Amazon Basin and the Pantanal. The subspecies are found thus:[2][4][5]

The band-tailed manakin inhabits lowland várzea and gallery forests.[4][5][6] In elevation it reaches 600 m (2,000 ft) in Brazil and 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in Peru.[5][6]

Behavior

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Movement

The band-tailed manakin is believed to be a year-round resident; no movements have been documented.[4]

Feeding

The band-tailed manakin feeds primarily on small fruits and also insects. It plucks them while perched and with short flights from a perch. It has been recorded briefly following swarms of Eciton burchelli army ants.[4]

Breeding

The band-tailed manakin breeds mostly between August and November in southern Brazil and somewhat later in the north.[4] Males make a complex courtship display flight to females in a lek but only the dominant male mates. The leks are often in the dense forest understory.[4][6] The species' nest is a tiny open cup made from fungal rhizomorphs; it is typically built on a base of dead leaves in a branch fork about 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 ft) up in a small tree. The clutch is two eggs. The incubation period, time to fledging, and details of parental care are not known.[4]

Vocal and non-vocal sounds

Males at a lek make "a downward-inflected eeew [and] a somewhat harsh wee-ee-eeh" calls. During the flight display they make "a prolonged eeeooo" call. Their wings make a "very low-pitched kloop" during the display flight and a "sharp klok" when they land.[4]

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Status

The IUCN has assessed the band-tailed manakin as being of Least Concern. It has a very large range; it population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified.[1] It is considered common in Brazil and fairly common in Peru.[5][6] It occurs in several protected areas.[4]

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