Machaeropterus
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Machaeropterus is a genus of bird
in the Pipridae family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Pipridae family.
It contains the following species:
- Fiery-capped ManakinFiery-capped ManakinThe Fiery-capped Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, the manakins. It is one of three species in the genus Machaeropterus.-Overview:...
(Machaeropterus pyrocephalus) - Striped ManakinStriped ManakinThe Striped Manakin is a small South American species of bird in the Pipridae family. Its distribution is highly disjunct: The nominate subspecies is found in Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, while the striolatus group is found in forests in western Brazil, northeastern Peru, eastern Ecuador,...
(Machaeropterus regulus)- Eastern Stripe Manakin (Machaeropterus (r.) regulus)
- Western Striped Manakin (Machaeropterus (regulus) striolatus)
- Club-winged ManakinClub-winged ManakinThe Club-winged Manakin is a small passerine bird which is a resident breeding species in the cloud forest on the western slopes of the Andes Mountains of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador...
(Machaeropterus deliciosus)