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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
36745325/11/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáEduardo Muñiz
41306824/11/2015ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce Caballero3Esteban Geronimo Javier Luque
63173330/10/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáDora Virginia Montenegro
45073911/10/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaGerardo Alberto García
33462125/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Alec Earnshaw
79756429/08/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaLotfi Si Saber
33377226/07/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva1Silvina Collado
31499625/07/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaJulian Uriel Collado
107364224/06/2015ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúJulian Quillen Vidoz
29971619/06/2015ParaguayItapúaHotel Tirol, Capitán MirandaAndres Espindola
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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 30/03/2026.