long-tailed manakin

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long-tailed manakin

bird

Also known as: Chiroxiphia linearis

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The long-tailed manakins (Chiroxiphia linearis) of Costa Rica perform their dances on a horizontal perch in the understory of forest. Several males line up on the perch, and each one sequentially flutters over the others, turning a cartwheel in midair and singing a brief song. Only…
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The long-tailed manakins (Chiroxiphia linearis) of Costa Rica perform their dances on a horizontal perch in the understory of forest. Several males line up on the perch, and each one sequentially flutters over the others, turning a cartwheel in midair and singing a brief song. Only…
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