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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.
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When to see the Band-tailed Manakin
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Band-tailed Manakin
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Band-tailed Manakin
The band-tailed manakin is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is a small, frugivorous passerine found in humid montane and lowland tropical forests throughout Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Wire-tailed ManakinPipra filicaudaThe wire-tailed manakin is sexually dimorphic.
Crimson-hooded ManakinPipra aureolaThe crimson-hooded manakin is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 14 to 18.5 g (0.49 to 0.65 oz).
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