Yellow-crested Manakin
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The Yellow-crested Manakin (Heterocercus flavivertex), also called Yellow-crowned Manakin, is a species of bird
in the Pipridae family, the Manakin
s.
It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil
and Colombia
; also the Orinoco River and southern Venezuela
.
Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
.
, (Amazonas state), and mostly the Rio Negro drainage and the adjacent northwest headwaters to the Caribbean-flowing Orinoco River of Venezuela. Its southern range limit is mostly the Rio Negro southern side, to its Amazonian headwaters in eastern Colombia.
Downriver it is found on the final 200 km of the south flowing Branco River
of Roraima
state; its contiguous section of range extends eastward, only north of and abutting the Amazon River
to Amapá
state's Trombetas River
, the final third. It is not found downriver eastwards beyond the Trombetas–Amazon River confluence.
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, the Manakin
Manakin
The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of unique small suboscine passerine birds. The family contains some 60 species. They are distributed through the American tropics...
s.
It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
; also the Orinoco River and southern Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity...
.
Amazon's Rio Negro range
The Yellow-crested Manakin's range is in a section of the northwestern Amazon BasinAmazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
, (Amazonas state), and mostly the Rio Negro drainage and the adjacent northwest headwaters to the Caribbean-flowing Orinoco River of Venezuela. Its southern range limit is mostly the Rio Negro southern side, to its Amazonian headwaters in eastern Colombia.
Downriver it is found on the final 200 km of the south flowing Branco River
Branco River
The Rio Branco is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north; it is enriched by many streams from the sierras which separate Venezuela and Guyana from Brazil. Its two upper main tributaries are the Urariquira and the Takutu...
of Roraima
Roraima
Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...
state; its contiguous section of range extends eastward, only north of and abutting the Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
to Amapá
Amapá
Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Pará. Perhaps one of the main features of the state is the River Oiapoque, as it was once...
state's Trombetas River
Trombetas
The Trombetas is a river on the northern side of the Amazon River. Its confluence with the Amazon is just north of the town of Óbidos, Pará in Brazil. It has its sources in the Guyana highlands, but its long course is frequently interrupted by violent currents, rocky barriers, and rapids...
, the final third. It is not found downriver eastwards beyond the Trombetas–Amazon River confluence.
External links
- Yellow-crested Manakin videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- "Yellow-crowned Manakin" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-Medium Res; Article sunbirdtours
- Photo-Medium Res; Article conservation.org.pe–Colombia Curiosa
- Graphic-High Res & Synopsis--Heterocercus flavivertex; Article www.eln.gov.br
