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Wire-tailed Manakin
Pipra filicauda
Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) is a member of the Pipridae family found in South America. Adults weigh 15.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pipridae Manakins
- Genus Pipra
- Species filicauda
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15.4 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Pipridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Wire-tailed Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Wire-tailed Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) belongs to the Pipridae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA nw Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 15.4 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 5.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Wire-tailed Manakin?
The Wire-tailed Manakin is a small bird that weighs around 15.4 g.
Where does the Wire-tailed Manakin live?
The Wire-tailed Manakin is found across South America with a range covering SA nw Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Wire-tailed Manakin belong to?
The Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda) belongs to the Pipridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Wire-tailed Manakin eat?
The Wire-tailed Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Wire-tailed Manakin migrate?
The Wire-tailed Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Wire-tailed Manakin endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Wire-tailed Manakin make?
1 real field recording of the Wire-tailed Manakin — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Wire-tailed Manakin's range?
The Wire-tailed Manakin has a mapped global range of about 2.6 million km².
Conservation
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