Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) [XC666012]
by Brendan Sloan from Monteverde, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica (song)
Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis) [XC274667]
by Angel Fong 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.