The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pipra \Pi"pra\, n.; pl. Pipras. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woodpecker.]
   (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds
   belonging to Pipra and allied genera, of the family
   Piprid[ae]. The male is usually glossy black, varied with
   scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South
   America.
   [1913 Webster]