tags: King Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus regius, Red-Capped Manakin, Yellow-Thighed Manakin, Pipra mentalis, courtship displays, behaviors, birds, ornithology, Kim Bostwick, streaming video
I recently showed you the oddly shaped iridescent tail plume from a King Bird of Paradise as the daily mystery bird, now watch this video to see how the birds use these plumes in courtship displays.
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I saw this video on another blog and was going to forward to you.
I remember this video from a while back, the most astonishing part being the "moonwalking" of the Golden-headed (Yellow-thighed) Manakin, Pipra erythrocephala- extraordinary!