Lepidothrix
Lepidothrix is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family Pipridae. Birds in the genus are predominately found in South America, but one species, the blue-crowned manakin, also ranges into Central America. The females of this genus have green plumage with yellow bellies, as do some of the males. The remaining males have black plumage with white or blue crowns. Some also have yellow bellies or blue rumps.[3]
Lepidothrix | |
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Blue-crowned manakin | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pipridae |
Genus: | Lepidothrix Bonaparte, 1854 |
Type species | |
Lepidothrix coronata von Spix, 1825 | |
Species | |
8, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Taxonomy
The genus Lepidothrix was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854.[4] The type species was subsequently designated as the blue-crowned manakin.[5] The name Lepidothrix combines the Ancient Greek words λεπις lepis, λεπιδος lepidos "scale, flake" and θριξ thrix, τριχος trikhos "hair".[6]
The genus contains eight species:[7]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Lepidothrix coronata | Blue-crowned manakin | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. | |
Lepidothrix suavissima | Orange-bellied manakin | southern Venezuela, far northern Brazil, and central Guyana. | |
Lepidothrix serena | White-fronted manakin | Surname and French Guiana | |
Lepidothrix iris | Opal-crowned manakin | Brazil. | |
Lepidothrix vilasboasi | Golden-crowned manakin | Brazil, | |
Lepidothrix nattereri | Snow-capped manakin | Amazon Basin of Brazil and far north-eastern Bolivia | |
Lepidothrix isidorei | Blue-rumped manakin | Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru | |
Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla | Cerulean-capped manakin | Peru. | |
References
- Paclt, Jiří (2009). "Neolepidothrix, a replacement name for Lepidothrix Bonaparte (Aves, Pipridae), nec Menge (Insecta, Lepidotrichidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 85 (1): 161. doi:10.1002/zoos.200800022.
- Zuccon, D. (2011). "The case of Lepidothrix, Lepidotrix and Neolepidothrix: the importance of the original literature in taxonomic decisions". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 87 (2): 379‐382. doi:10.1002/zoos.201100015.
- Snow, D. W. (2004). Family Pipridae (Manakins). Pp. 110-169 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Christie, D. A. eds (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-69-5
- Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1854). "Conspectus Volucrum Anisodactylorum". L'Ateneo Italiano. Raccolta di Documenti e Memorie Relative al Progresso delle Scienze Fisiche. 2 (11): 311–321 [316].
- Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
- Jobling, J.A. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2018.