Velvety manakin
Velvety manakin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pipridae |
Genus: | Lepidothrix |
Species: | L. velutina
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Binomial name | |
Lepidothrix velutina (Berlepsch, 1883)
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The velvety manakin (Lepidothrix velutina) is a species of
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
.
The velvety manakin was formerly considered to be
conspecific with Lepidothrix coronata and together they were known under the common name "blue-crowned manakin". A study published in 2022 found that there were significant vocal and phylogenetic differences between the west of Andes taxa and those from the east of the Andes.[2] The velvety manakin was therefore promoted to species status and the "blue-crowned manakin" renamed to the blue-capped manakin.[1][3]
References
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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- ^ Moncrieff, Andre E. (June 2022). "Proposal 943: Recognize Lepidothrix velutina as a separate species from Lepidothrix coronata". South American Classification Committee, American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 August 2022.