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What the Wire-tailed Manakin sounds like
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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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When to see the Wire-tailed Manakin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Wire-tailed Manakin
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Wire-tailed Manakin
The wire-tailed manakin is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Band-tailed ManakinPipra fasciicaudaThe 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).
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).
Side by side: Band-tailed Manakin vs Wire-tailed Manakin
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