The striped manakin is a small South American species
of bird in the Pipridae family. Its distribution is highly disjunct: The
nominate subspecies is found in Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil,
while ... the striolatus group is found in forests in western Brazil,
northeastern Peru, eastern Ecuador, Colombia, and western and southern
Venezuela. Males of the former group have redder underparts than males
of the latter, and the two are sometimes treated as separate species,
the eastern striped manakin (M. regulus) and the western striped manakin
(M. striolatus). In both, the males have a bright red crown, which the
female lack.
Like many other manakins, the males cluster in a leks to attract females. After mating, the females rear the chicks on without the help of the males.
Scientific name: Machaeropterus regulus
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Machaeropterus
Like many other manakins, the males cluster in a leks to attract females. After mating, the females rear the chicks on without the help of the males.
Scientific name: Machaeropterus regulus
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Machaeropterus
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