Manaking Dancing

Wire-tailed Manakin

The Wire-tailed Manakin is a very striking species that lives in gallery forests and secondary forests, always close to bodies of water.

The males form leks (group of males that compete for mating with females), where they perform their displays and dance in very striking ways.

This painting shows us the abundance of life that occurs in the undergrowth(sotobosque)… the bird’s natural habitat.

You can also see some medicinal plants and trees… like the chullachaqui caspi… banisteriopsis cappi (ayahuasca) above on the right.Below you can see the Heliconea latisphata. Also the Bahunia guianensis (monkey’s ladder)On the left  side some plants for local use…such as irapay  (Lepidocaryum tenue) and yarina plants (Phytelephas macrocarpa, commonly used for roofs of houses in the Amazon and tococa guianensis.

All reproduction are printed on high quality canvas and will be sent by the artist himself from Lima, worldwide shipping cost are included inside the price.