Fiery-capped Manakin
Machaeropterus pyrocephalus(Sclater, PL, 1852)
English (US) Fiery-capped Manakin
The Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus) 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
- Machaeropterus pyrocephalus
- Family
- Pipridae (Manakins)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fiery-capped Manakin
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Machaeropterus pyrocephalus pallidiceps
- Machaeropterus pyrocephalus pyrocephalus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pipra pyrocephala
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1852)
- Type locality
- locality unknown; upper Amazons, Ucayali, proposed by Beriepsch and Hartert, 1909, Novit. Zool., 9, p. 54.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée ser.2, vol.4, no.1 p.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Manakins
Wire-tailed Manakin
Pipra filicauda
Band-tailed Manakin
Pipra fasciicauda
Club-winged Manakin
Machaeropterus deliciosus
Striolated Manakin
Machaeropterus striolatus
Painted Manakin
Machaeropterus eckelberryi
Kinglet Manakin
Machaeropterus regulus
White-crowned Manakin
Pseudopipra pipra
Scarlet-horned Manakin
Ceratopipra cornuta
Red-capped Manakin
Ceratopipra mentalis
Golden-headed Manakin
Ceratopipra erythrocephala
Red-headed Manakin
Ceratopipra rubrocapilla
Round-tailed Manakin
Ceratopipra chloromeros
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