Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) Science Article 1
abstract
The manakins of the genus Chiroxiphia are peculiar in that pairs of males (or in C. caudata several males) perform a coordinated courtship dance in which each bird appears to play an equal part. The displays take place on low perches in the undergrowth of secondary forest, and the evidence indicates that the main perches are traditional, though other perches are also occasionally used.
D. W. SNOW, THE WILSON BULLETIN (83)1, pp.35-38 March 1971