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| + | [[Image:Lance-tailed_Manakin_by_Wim_de_Groot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Wim_de_Groot|Wim de Groot}}<br />[[Panama]], February 2010]] | ||
;[[: Category:Chiroxiphia|Chiroxiphia]] lanceolata | ;[[: Category:Chiroxiphia|Chiroxiphia]] lanceolata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13.5 cm long and 17.5 g. 2 central tail feathers elongated to form a spike. | + | [[Image:Lance-tailed Manakin female Old Gamboa Rd.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Old Gamboa Road nr Summit Gardens, Panamá Province, [[Panama]], December 2017]] |
| + | 13-13.5 cm (5-5¼ in, female smaller) long and 17.5 g. 2 central tail feathers elongated to form a spike.<br /> | ||
| + | Male - black, with a red crown patch, bright sky-blue back, and bright orange legs. <br /> | ||
| + | Female - olive-green upperparts, paler olive underparts; legs orange-red.<br /> Young males are olive, but show a red cap and the start of a blue back as they mature. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], northern [[Colombia]] and western half of northern [[Venezuela]]. | [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], northern [[Colombia]] and western half of northern [[Venezuela]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry and | + | Dry to moist woodlands with thick undergrowth including areas with thick scrub and secondary growth. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The female builds a cup nest in a tree | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | The female builds a cup nest in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 cream eggs with brown mottling. They are incubated solely by the female for about 20 days. | |
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| + | The male is joined by a subordinate and displays on a slender, horizontal stem. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of fruits, picked off a low tree or bush in flight. They also eat some insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Mar 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chiroxiphia+lanceolata}} | {{GSearch|Chiroxiphia+lanceolata}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chiroxiphia | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chiroxiphia]] |
Revision as of 21:10, 6 March 2018
- Chiroxiphia lanceolata
Identification
Photo by Stanley Jones
Old Gamboa Road nr Summit Gardens, Panamá Province, Panama, December 2017
13-13.5 cm (5-5¼ in, female smaller) long and 17.5 g. 2 central tail feathers elongated to form a spike.
Male - black, with a red crown patch, bright sky-blue back, and bright orange legs.
Female - olive-green upperparts, paler olive underparts; legs orange-red.
Young males are olive, but show a red cap and the start of a blue back as they mature.
Distribution
Costa Rica, Panama, northern Colombia and western half of northern Venezuela.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry to moist woodlands with thick undergrowth including areas with thick scrub and secondary growth.
Behaviour
Breeding
The female builds a cup nest in a tree. The clutch consists of 2 cream eggs with brown mottling. They are incubated solely by the female for about 20 days.
The male is joined by a subordinate and displays on a slender, horizontal stem.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruits, picked off a low tree or bush in flight. They also eat some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Mar 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lance-tailed Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lance-tailed_Manakin
