Orange-bellied manakin
The orange-bellied manakin (Lepidothrix suavissima), also known as the tepui manakin,[2] is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It resembles and is closely related to the white-fronted manakin (L. serena), and the two were formerly considered conspecific.
| Orange-bellied manakin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pipridae |
| Genus: | Lepidothrix |
| Species: | L. suavissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidothrix suavissima | |
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Pipra suavissima Salvin & Godman, 1882 | |
It is, as suggested by its alternative common name, restricted to humid forest growing on the tepuis in southern Venezuela, far northern Brazil, and central Guyana.
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Lepidothrix suavissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22701020A130268772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22701020A130268772.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (1994). The Birds of South America: Vol. II, The Suboscine Passerines. Austin, TX, USA: University of Texas Press. p. 721. ISBN 0-292-77063-4.
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