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Ilicura militaris (Pin-tailed Manakin)

Synonyms: Pipra militaris (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The pin-tailed manakin (Ilicura militaris) is a species of bird in the Pipridae family. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Ilicura. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
View Wikipedia Record: Ilicura militaris

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
22
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.17227
EDGE Score: 2.21619
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  14.6 grams
Male Weight [3]  12.7 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  50 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  50 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  50 %
Forages - Understory [2]  50 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Alta Paraná Atlantic forests Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Bahia interior forests Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Serra do Mar coastal forests Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests  

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Caparaó National Park II 78887 Espirito Santo, Brazil
Itatiaia National Park II 69730 Minas Gerais, Brazil  
Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve 72830565 Brazil  
Serra dos Orgaos National Park II 26072 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay Yes

Prey / Diet

Struthanthus concinnus[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Hylophilus amaurocephalus (Grey-eyed Greenlet)1
Phaeomyias murina (Mouse-colored Tyrannulet)1
Phylloscartes ventralis (Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet)1
Piranga flava (Red Tanager)1
Tersina viridis (Swallow Tanager)1

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Marini, MA and SJ Hackett. 2002. A multifaceted approach to the characterization of an intergeneric hybrid manakin (Pipridae) from Brazil. Auk 119:1114–1120
♦ 4Bird frugivory on Struthanthus concinnus (Loranthaceae) in Southeastern Brazil, Tadeu J. Guerra and Miguel Ângelo Marini, Ararajuba 10 (2): 187-192 (2002)
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0