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Band-tailed Manakin

Pipra fasciicauda
Hellmayr, CE, 1906
Bailarín Naranja
Uirapuru-laranja

Family: Pipridae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description: Hood, back, and chest of a striking orange color (ember), ventral and subcaudal region yellow. Back, wings, and short tail are black. Large eye with a white iris. The female is greenish and retains the large eye with a white iris.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Northern Misiones, with a curious focal distribution of limited territories.

Habitat: Mid to upper canopy in both open and dark forests.

Behavior: Males often group in pairs or more to perform rituals to compete for females, hence the name "Dancer". Very territorial, passive, and hidden, with a loud and melodic voice.

Breeding: Delicate nest, hemispherical and placed at low heights, where they lay brown-spotted eggs.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Number of Photography: 201

Foto
Photography ID: 653222
  Adult

San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
09/19/2025
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 653220
  Adult

San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
09/19/2025
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 651854
  Adult

San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
09/05/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 641043
  Adult

Derrubadas
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
09/06/2022
Augusto Pötter
Foto
Photography ID: 638184
 
San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
07/23/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 638183
 

San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
07/23/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 634903
  Adult

Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/27/2014
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 614119
  Adult

San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
06/21/2024
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 611816
  Adult

Guaramiranga
Ceará
Brazil
11/23/2024
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni06/20/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Teyú CuaréN/AN/AYesNo
Adrian Heredia10/26/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria05/25/2012ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 3




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Number of Records: 428



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239770903/12/2025ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--Jejuimi3Diego Oscar
238137419/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Luis Cesar Tejo
238133918/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Luis Cesar Tejo
236540219/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesPP Teyú Cuaré, San Ignacio2Pablo Bruni
235712905/09/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Teyú Cuaré, San IgnacioAdrian Antunez
237648122/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva El puente verde, Andresito2Victor Hugo Michelini
237091821/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá3Victor Hugo Michelini
234047913/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoBarrio Jamaca, Chapada dos Guimaraes1Nicolas Olejnik
232249915/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú3Valentin Regis
229824608/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Do ParqueNicolas Olejnik
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Bibliography related


Artículo Chebez, J. C. 2009. Otros que se van. Fauna Argentina Amenazada. 552 págs. Albatros. Buenos Aires.

Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Band-tailed Manakin (Pipra fasciicauda) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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