Pipra

Japanese: Pipra
Pipra

…Mating takes place on these landings with females attracted by the display. In some species of Pipra , the landings are on the branches of tall trees, from which the birds take off and then fly back to the branches. Some species have flight feathers with unusual shapes that make strange noises during flight displays. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Pipra" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ディスプレーにひきつけられた雌とこの踊り場で交尾が行われる。 マイコドリ属Pipraの数種では,喬木の横にのびている枝上を踊り場にして,横枝上から飛びたっては,また横枝に舞い戻る。種によっては,特殊な形態の風切羽をもっていて,ディスプレー飛行中にこの風切羽で奇妙な音をたてるものもある。…

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