Красношапочная пипра / Red capped Manakin / Pipra mentalis

Kim Bostwick describes the “wing sounds“ in the Red-capped Manakin Bird’s mating display. To attract a mate, this colorful Central & South American bird of the Pipridae family shuffles backward and sideways along a twig in a way reminiscent of Michael Jackson moonwalking. He also produces non-vocal sounds as a part of its mating display using its wings. One is made by the wings alone, another by brushing the tips of the primaries rapidly against its raised and spread tail, and a third by striking the surf