blue-backed manakin
bird
Also known as: Chiroxiphia pareola
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courtship
- In manakin
Two or more male blue-backed manakins (Chiroxiphia pareola) perform an intricate circular dance; momentarily afoot and in the air among two sloping branches, they move together like a rotating fireworks wheel. The long-tailed manakins (Chiroxiphia linearis) of Costa Rica perform their dances on a horizontal perch in the understory…
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