Eastern Striped Manakin (Machaeropterus regulus)

Other Names (World)
Eastern Striped Manakin, Striped Manakin, Kinglet Manakin

Family
Pipridae (Manakins)

Size
8.50 - 9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hahn, 1819)

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

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

South-eastern coastal Brazil, from Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Kinglet Manakin (Machaeropterus regulus) [XC46311]
by Jeremy Minns from Michelin forest reserve, Ituber\u00e1, BA, Brazil (call)

Kinglet Manakin (Machaeropterus regulus) [XC472320]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Uni\u00e3o Biological Reserve, Casimiro de Abreu \/ Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly treated as conspecific with Western Striped Manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus), but differs markedly in voice and, to lesser extent, in plumage. There is some evidence that it may be more closely related to Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus).

References
See References.

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