- Ilicura militaris
Identification
12.5cm. A distinctive Manakin.
Male
- Red patch on forehead
- Red lower back to uppertail-coverts
- Black rest of upperparts including most of wings (rest of wings olive)
- Black tail with central feather pair elongated and pointed
- Pale greyish rear part of head, paler underparts
- Some blackish streaks on flanks
Female
- Olive upperparts
- Grey face and throat
- Light greyish-olive underparts
Juveniles resemble females.
Distribution
South America: found only in south-eastern Brazil (Espírito Santo to Paraná and eastern Santa Catarina).
Uncommon to locally fairly common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Atlantic forest.
Occurs up to 1200m.
Behaviour
Feeds on small fruits and insects. Plucks or snatches food in aerial sally.
Regularly accompanies mixed-species flocks.
Little information about breeding. Breeding season probably November to February. The male dispalys solitarily in a small arena. The nest is a shallow basket, placed 4m above the ground.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2004. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334696
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Pin-tailed Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Pin-tailed_Manakin
External Links
