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Wire-tailed Manakin
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Wire-tailed Manakin (Pipra filicauda)

Characteristics
It measures around 10.5 cm in length, plus 4.5 cm in the male and 2.5 cm in the female for the elongated filaments of the tail, which resemble bristles. The male has the top of the head, nape and upper back bright red, the sides and frontal region of the head are golden yellow, and the rest of the upper parts are black and the female is olive green above and more opaque on the lower parts, with a yellow belly.
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Habitat
Predominant Biome: Amazon - Geographic distribution Present on the western side of the Amazon, to the left of the Negro, Branco and Madeira rivers (AM, AC, RR), and is also found in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Location
Novo Airão/AM - Brazil
Date taken
30/04/2019
Scientific name
Pipra filicauda
Equipment used
NIKON D610
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delia todd
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OMG!!!! How beautiful he is Luciano.

A fabulous picture too - thanks so much for showing it to us.
 
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Fantastic shot of this stunning species with a beautiful background and perch Luciano, many TFS!
 
Stanley Jones
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Fabulous close-up with magnificent lighting, focus, colors, detail, background, and composition. Quality work Luciano!
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Luciano Bernardes
Date added
View count
615
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D610
Aperture
ƒ/10
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/160 second(s)
ISO
1250
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSC_5193.jpg
File size
2.4 MB
Date taken
Wed, 06 March 2024 5:25 PM
Dimensions
2600px x 1735px

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