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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an interesting call from a male recently after displaying with another male-lekking, inside terra firme forest but near a creek Locality Caño Grulla, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp filicauda)
john kvarnbäck 4 April 2011 2 years ago 25 sec 3
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An adult male in a lek with about more five males. At the edge of a river island
Locality Anavilhanas Archipelago, Rio Negro, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 35 weeks ago 4.3 -
Front view of a female on a branch
Locality Palma Bonita, Carabobo State, Venezuela
Dilia E. Garcia 24 March 2007 4 years ago 4 -
Adult male
Locality Palma Bonita, Carabobo State, Venezuela
Dilia E. Garcia 11 May 2008 4 years ago 4 -
Adult Male. Calling
Locality Palma Bonita, Carabobo State, Venezuela
Dilia E. Garcia 11 May 2008 4 years ago 4
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A male giving one call note (repeated). Locality La Selva Lodge, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador
(ssp filicauda)
Richard Garrigues 12 November 2005 18 weeks ago 3
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