Orange-bellied manakin

The orange-bellied manakin (Lepidothrix suavissima), also known as the tepui manakin,[2] is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It resembles and is closely related to the white-fronted manakin (L. serena), and the two were formerly considered conspecific.

Orange-bellied manakin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Lepidothrix
Species:
L. suavissima
Binomial name
Lepidothrix suavissima
(Salvin & Godman, 1882)
Synonyms

Pipra suavissima Salvin & Godman, 1882

It is, as suggested by its alternative common name, restricted to humid forest growing on the tepuis in southern Venezuela, far northern Brazil, and central Guyana.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lepidothrix suavissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (1994). The Birds of South America: Vol. II, The Suboscine Passerines. Austin, TX, USA: University of Texas Press. p. 721. ISBN 0-292-77063-4.


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