Heterocercus

Heterocercus
Orange-crested manakin (Heterocercus aurantiivertex)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus:
P.L. Sclater, 1862[1]
Type species
Elaenia linteata

Heterocercus is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Heterocercus aurantiivertex Orange-crested manakin Ecuador and Peru
Heterocercus flavivertex Yellow-crested manakin Northern Amazonia
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]

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.


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