Blue-backed Manakin - Chiroxiphia pareola
Manakin tijé
These amazing wee birds dance at a lek which is owned by the senior male. The younger males at the lek dance cooperatively with him but only he mates with the females. The younger males serve apprenticeships may one day inherit the old man's lek dominance.
Gallery : © Steve Garvie
Website : RAINBIRDER
Order : Passériformes
Family : Pipridae
Species : Blue-backed Manakin
Sex : Male
Age : Adult
Plumage : Breeding
Reference: stga49664
Other pictures
Geographic range
Date taken : 2006 Jul
Geographic data
Country : Trinidad and Tobago (td)
Region : Ward of Tobago
Place : Grafton
Latitude : 11° 10' 17'' North
Longitude : 60° 46' 18'' West
Exif data
Model : Canon 1D mkII
Exposure : 1/125s s
Aperture : f5.6
Focal : 700 mm
Iso : 400
Flash : no
Copy forbidden without prior authorization.
Who are we ?
The association |
Legal mentions |
Sources |
Contact
Updated on 2012/01/01 04:17:40 © 1996-2012 Oiseaux.net
Galeries ::
Steve Garvie :: Alphabetic order :: page 1
Steve Garvie :: Chronological classification :: 2008.3
Steve Garvie :: Systematic classification :: Passériformes :: Pipridae
Blue-backed Manakin
- French birds
- Birdname ;
- Scientific name ;
- French name ;
- Europa birds ;
- World birds (by family/countries) ;
- Identify a bird
;
- How to help birds ;
- Lorraine and bird's stories. ;
- Au fil de la plume. ;
- Natur'ailes tells you. ;
- Feathers. ;
- Many-coloured crow. ;
- Brèves de terrain ;
- The swallow. ;
- Hémilly owl. ;
- Bird origin. ;
- Bird classification. ;
- Bird topography. ;
- Anatomy and physiology. ;
- Reproduction ;
- Bird and its behaviour. ;
- Bird and its environment. ;