Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis)

Family
Pipridae (Manakins)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1838)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (115)...)

Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) [XC744318]
by Scott Olmstead from Rincon De La Vieja, Costa Rica (call)

Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) [XC274665]
by Peter Boesman from Las Heliconias Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica (call)

Subspecies
Genus closely related to Antilophia. All members of present genus suggested by some as forming a superspecies. Has sometimes been treated as conspecific with Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) and Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

linearis (Bonaparte, 1838) - Tropical zone of Pacific coastal southern Mexico (extreme eastern Oaxaca, Chiapas) and Guatemala.
fastuosa (Lesson, 1842) - Tropical zone of El Salvador south to north-western Costa Rica.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) - 10 files

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