had the opportunity to watch them at the courtship. impressive. Here he shows his "yellow pants". That's where the German name comes from: Gelbhosenpipra
Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis subsp. ignifera) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis subsp. ignifera) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis ignifera) Three subspecies are recognized with two being mapped for Panama. The nominate subspecies is only found in the Darien whereas subspecies ignifera is found every where else. I am not sure if he was waving at me or just showing off his yellow pants...
Taken 27Jan2010 in moist tropical forest, at ~130m asl in private forest reserve of Bosque del Cabo Lodge, Cabo Matapalo at tip of Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
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