Heterocercus | |
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Orange-crested manakin (Heterocercus aurantiivertex) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pipridae |
Genus: |
Heterocercus P.L. Sclater, 1862 [1] |
Type species | |
Elaenia linteata
Strickland, 1850
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Heterocercus is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species: [2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Heterocercus aurantiivertex | Orange-crested manakin | Ecuador and Peru | |
Heterocercus flavivertex | Yellow-crested manakin | Northern Amazonia | |
Heterocercus linteatus | Flame-crested manakin | Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru |
The name Heterocercus is a combination of the Greek words heteros, meaning "different" and kerkos, meaning "tail". [3]
Heterocercus | |
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Orange-crested manakin (Heterocercus aurantiivertex) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pipridae |
Genus: |
Heterocercus P.L. Sclater, 1862 [1] |
Type species | |
Elaenia linteata
Strickland, 1850
|
Heterocercus is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species: [2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
---|---|---|---|
Heterocercus aurantiivertex | Orange-crested manakin | Ecuador and Peru | |
Heterocercus flavivertex | Yellow-crested manakin | Northern Amazonia | |
Heterocercus linteatus | Flame-crested manakin | Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru |
The name Heterocercus is a combination of the Greek words heteros, meaning "different" and kerkos, meaning "tail". [3]