Machaeropterus

<i>Machaeropterus</i>

Machaeropterus

Genus of birds

Machaeropterus is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family Pipridae. They are found in the tropical forests of South America.

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Taxonomy

The genus Machaeropterus was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the kinglet manakin.[3] The name Machaeropterus combines the Ancient Greek words μαχαιρα makhaira "knife" or "dagger" and -πτερος -pteros "-winged".[4]

The genus contains the five species:[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Pipridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. [2]
    Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1854). "Conspectus Volucrum Anisodactylorum". L'Ateneo Italiano. Raccolta di Documenti e Memorie Relative al Progresso delle Scienze Fisiche. 2 (11): 311–321 [316].
  3. [3]
    Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
  4. [4]
    Jobling, J.A. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. [5]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2018.


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