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Moonwalking Manakins
BirdNote® Moonwalking Manakins Written by Johanne Ryan and Conor Gearin Michael Stein: This is BirdNote. The Golden-headed Manakin is a tiny bird with dance moves that would turn a pop star green with envy. Johanne Ryan, a nature educator who lives in Trinidad, tells us more about this bird’s remarkable breeding display. [Golden-headed Manakin males at display grounds] Johanne Ryan: The air is still under the forest canopy in Trinidad. A Golden-headed Manakin sits, alert but patient.
Common Potoo: Branch or Bird?
BirdNote® Common Potoo: Branch or Bird? Written by Johanne Ryan This is BirdNote. [Trinidad and Tobago rainforest soundscape] It’s a warm morning in the tropical rainforest. You grab your binoculars and scan the thick canopy… But you’re not spotting any birds. Just lots of green leaves and a tree stump. Hold up — that tree stump isn’t a tree stump at all! It’s… a bird. Common Potoos are champions of camouflage.
Southern Lapwings Defend Their Nest
BirdNote® Southern Lapwings Defend Their Nest Written by Johanne Ryan [Field soundscape from Trinidad] Johanne Ryan: This is BirdNote. I’m Johanne Ryan, a nature educator in Trinidad and Tobago. [Southern Lapwing call] Day and night, I often hear the piercing cackles of Southern Lapwings right from my home. They are familiar sights in my neighborhood. In a shallow depression on a grassy cricket field are three olive brown, mottled eggs.
Moonwalking Manakins
The Golden-headed Manakin is a tiny bird with dance moves that would turn a pop star green with envy. Johanne Ryan, a nature educator who lives in Trinidad, describes this bird’s remarkable breeding display, which features a moonwalk and tail-flicks. BirdNote® Moonwalking Manakins Written by Johanne Ryan and Conor Gearin Michael Stein: This is BirdNote. The Golden-headed Manakin is a tiny bird with dance moves that would turn a pop star green with envy.
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