Opal-crowned manakin

The opal-crowned manakin (Lepidothrix iris) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Opal-crowned manakin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Lepidothrix
Species:
L. iris
Binomial name
Lepidothrix iris
(Schinz, 1851)
Synonyms

Pipra iris Schinz, 1851

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. This is one of the parent species that hybridized to produce the golden-crowned manakin.[2] A hybrid zone between this species and the snow-capped manakin exists where the two species' ranges come into geographic contact in the Cachimbo Range.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lepidothrix iris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Barrera-Guzman, A.O.; Aleixo, A.; Shawkey, A.; Weir, J.T. (2017). "Hybrid speciation leads to novel male secondary sexual ornamentation of an Amazonian bird". PNAS. 115 (2): E218–E225. doi:10.1073/pnas.1717319115. PMC 5777072. PMID 29279398.


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