Machaeropterus
Genus of birds
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Machaeropterus is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family Pipridae. They are found in the tropical forests of South America.
| Machaeropterus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Club-winged manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pipridae |
| Genus: | Machaeropterus Bonaparte, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Pipra strigilata[1] zu Wied, 1822 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Machaeropterus was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the kinglet manakin.[3] The name Machaeropterus combines the Ancient Greek words μαχαιρα makhaira "knife" or "dagger" and -πτερος -pteros "-winged".[4]
The genus contains the five species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Machaeropterus deliciosus | Club-winged manakin | Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. |
.jpg) | Machaeropterus regulus | Kinglet manakin | Atlantic Forest of south eastern Brazil |
;_Serra_do_Divisor_National_Park,_Acre,_Brazil.jpg) | Machaeropterus striolatus (split from M. regulus) | Striolated manakin | Colombia, east Ecuador, east Peru and west Amazonian Brazil, Venezuela and west Guyana |
| Machaeropterus eckelberryi | Painted manakin | north west Peru. | |
;_Rio_Branco,_Acre,_Brazil.jpg) | Machaeropterus pyrocephalus | Fiery-capped manakin | Brazil, southeast Peru, and northern Bolivia; also Venezuela |
