White-crowned Manakin (Pseudopipra pipra)

Other Names (World)
White-crowned Manakin, Sclater's Manakin (north-western and western subspecies), Velvet Manakin (anthracina), Zeledon's Manakin (anthracina)

Family
Pipridae (Manakins)

Size
9 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From 800 - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (60)...)

White-crowned Manakin (Pseudopipra pipra) [XC86358]
by Jeremy Minns from Tepui Trail, Caba\u00f1as Yankuam, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (call)

White-crowned Manakin (Pseudopipra pipra) [XC77042]
by Andrew Spencer from Yasun\u00ed Research Station, Parque Nacional Yasun\u00ed, Orellana, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Genus often merged with Pipra. Subspecies in Central America and western part of South American range differ vocally from eastern ones, and may represent a distinct species; taxonomic status of isolated subspecies cephaleucos uncertain; further study required.

The following 13 subspecies are recognised:

anthracina (Ridgway, 1906) - Central and eastern Costa Rica and western Panama (west of Canal Zone).
bolivari (Meyer de Schauensee, 1950) - North-western Colombia (upper Sin� Valley east to southern Bol��var).
minima (Chapman, 1917) - South-western Colombia on western side of western Andes.
unica (Meyer de Schauensee, 1945) - Subtropical zone of north-central and southern Colombia (Magdalena Valley).
coracina (Sclater, PL, 1856) - North-western Venezuela (Perij� Mts, and south-eastern Lara south to south-eastern T�chira) south, on eastern slope of eastern Andes, to eastern Ecuador and north-central Peru (north of R Mara��n).
discolor (Zimmer, JT, 1936) - North-eastern Peru.
occulta (Zimmer, JT, 1936) - North-central Peru on eastern side of central Andes.
pygmaea (Zimmer, JT, 1936) - Lower R Huallaga, in north-central Peru.
comata (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894) - East-central Peru (southern Pasco south to northern Cuzco).
microlopha (Zimmer, JT, 1929) - Eastern Peru (south of R Mara��n) and western Brazil.
pipra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Southern and eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, and lowland eastern Colombia and Brazil mainly north of Amazon (east to Amap�, crossing to southern bank at Tef�).
separabilis (Zimmer, JT, 1936) - Southern side of lower Amazon from R Tapaj�s east to northern Maranh�o.
cephaleucos (Thunberg, 1822) - Coastal eastern Brazil (southern Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro).

References
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Files:

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