Velvety Manakin
Lepidothrix velutina(Berlepsch, HHCL, 1883)
English (US) Velvety Manakin
The Velvety Manakin (Lepidothrix velutina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pipridae (Manakins) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Lepidothrix velutina
- Family
- Pipridae (Manakins)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Velvety Manakin
- Described by
- (Berlepsch, HHCL, 1883)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lepidothrix velutina velutina
- Lepidothrix velutina minuscula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pipra velutina
- Described by
- (Berlepsch, HHCL, 1883)
- Type locality
- Veragua [= Veraguas] , Panama.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.1, no.4 p.492
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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