Orange-crested manakin

The orange-crested manakin (Heterocercus aurantiivertex) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swampland and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Orange-crested manakin
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1881

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Heterocercus
Species:
H. aurantiivertex
Binomial name
Heterocercus aurantiivertex
Sclater & Salvin, 1880

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Heterocercus aurantiivertex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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