Manakins (Pipridae)
Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) - HBW 9, p. 143
French: Manakin filifère
German: Fadenpipra
Spanish: Saltarín Uirapuru
Taxonomy: Pipra filicauda Spix, 1825, São Paulo de Olivença, River Solimões, west Amazonas, Brazil.
Was for long placed in monotypic genus Teleonema on basis of highly modified tail feathers. Closely related to, and forming a superspecies with, P. aureola and P. fasciicauda, all three replacing each other geographically. “P. heterocerca” is hybrid between present species and P. aureola. Race subpallida apparently intergrades with nominate around Colombia-Ecuador border. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- subpallida (Todd, 1928) - E Colombia (E of Andes) and NW Venezuela (E, on both sides of Andes, to Miranda).
- filicauda Spix, 1825 - S Venezuela (S & W Amazonas), NW & C Brazil (E to mouth of R Negro, S to headwaters of R Juruá and middle R Purus), E Ecuador and NE Peru (S to middle R Ucayali).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male at dusk perched on a thin branch and flying away Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp filicauda)
Josep del Hoyo 26 August 2007 3 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
A male on a thin branch, at dusk Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (ssp filicauda)
Josep del Hoyo 26 August 2007 3 years ago 46 sec 4.1 -
A male perched in a tree Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp subpallida)
Keith Blomerley 1 March 2006 5 years ago 20 sec 4.1 -
A male was caught near the lek at forest edge near a cocoa plantation Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp subpallida)
DAVID ASCANIO 14 December 2009 49 weeks ago 13 sec 4 -
A male giving one call note and plucking at a leaf Locality La Selva Lodge, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador (ssp filicauda)
Richard Garrigues 12 November 2005 5 years ago 11 sec 3.5 -
a male was observed at midstorey from the road towards Palmichal Locality Palmichal, Carabobo State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 3 May 2011 40 weeks ago 24 sec 3.3
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Front view of a female on a branch
Locality Palma Bonita, Carabobo State, Venezuela
Dilia E. Garcia 24 March 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Adult male
Locality Palma Bonita, Carabobo State, Venezuela
Dilia E. Garcia 11 May 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Adult Male. Calling
Locality Palma Bonita, Carabobo State, Venezuela
Dilia E. Garcia 11 May 2008 3 years ago 4
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