Band-tailed Manakin
Pipra fasciicauda
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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Wire-tailed Manakin
Pipra filicauda
The wire-tailed manakin is sexually dimorphic. The species is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long exclusive of the eponymous tail filaments. Male's filaments add about 4 cm (1.6 in) to its length and female's about 2.5 cm (1.0 in). The species weighs an average of about 14 g (0.49 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a yellow forecrown, face, and throat; the rest of their crown, nape, and sides of the neck are bright red. The rest of their upperparts, wings, and tail are black. Their entire underparts are yellow. They have a white or whitish iris.
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