Thread pipra
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Thread pipra ( Pipra filicauda ) |
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The thread pipra ( Pipra filicauda ) is a South American purr .
features
The male is black on the upper side, fiery red on the crown and neck and yellow on the face and underside. The outer pairs of feathers on the long black tail are drawn out into thread-like tips. The plumage of the female is greenish with dark wings and tail tip and a yellow belly. The black eye is surrounded by a wax skin.
Occurrence
The bird lives in tropical rainforests and tropical secondary forests in Peru , Ecuador , Venezuela, and Brazil .
behavior
The Fadenpipra stays mainly in the dense scrub on the forest floor and also looks for the crown area of trees when they bear fruit. It also eats insects .
Reproduction
During the mating season, the males gather on dance floors to attract females. The courtship ritual includes jumps, short flights, raising the feathers and setting up the tail feathers. It is said that the males tickle the females' throats and face with their tail feathers during courtship. The nest is a messy shell nest made of plant fibers in small trees.
literature
- Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London 1993,2000, ISBN 3-831-00785-3
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-405-45506-3
Web links
- Wire-tailed manakin on rainforestconservation.org ( Memento from July 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Reproductive and Social Dynamics of a Lek Breeding Bird on umsl.edu ( Memento from March 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Pipra filicauda in the Internet Bird Collection
- Pipra filicauda inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2014.