Heterocercus

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Heterocercus
HeterocercusAurantiivertex.jpg
Orange-crested manakin (Heterocercus aurantiivertex)
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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]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Heterocercus aurantiivertex Orange-crowned Manakin (male), Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Heterocercus aurantiivertex Orange-crested manakin Ecuador and Peru
Heterocercus flavivertex - Yellow-crowned Manakin.JPG Heterocercus flavivertex Yellow-crested manakin Northern Amazonia
Heterocercus linteatus - Flame-crowned Manakin (male); Beruri, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg 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]

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References

  1. Sclater, P.L. (1862). Catalogue of collection of American Birds. London: N. Trubner and Co. p. 245.
  2. "Heterocercus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p.  191. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.