Pipra Filicauda Dancing

Pipra Filicauda is a very widespread bird in the Loreto area in Peru and This species is considered quite common in its natural habitat: the understory of Várzea forests, and close to water courses in terra firma forests; It is found upstream in the western basin of the Amazon and neighboring countries, north of Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela.

It is a discreet bird that can be seen in fruit trees or where the males perform their displays in small leks. The males display themselves both alone and in association with another male, sometimes rubbing the face or throat of the partner or the female with the filaments of the tail. It is a good dancer to attract the attention of the females.