| Antilophia | |
|---|---|
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| Male helmeted manakin (Antilophia galeata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pipridae |
| Genus: | Antilophia Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Pipra galeata (helmeted manakin) Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823 | |
| Species | |
|
2, see text | |
Antilophia is a genus of South American birds in the manakin family Pipridae.
Taxonomy
The genus Antilophia was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate the helmeted manakin.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek antios meaning "different" with lophoeis meaning "crested".[3]
The genus contains the following two species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) | Antilophia galeata | Helmeted manakin | Brazil; also northeast Paraguay, and a border region of northeast Bolivia |
.jpg.webp) | Antilophia bokermanni | Araripe manakin | Brazil |
References
- ↑ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1850). Avium Systema Naturale (in German). Dresden and Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. Plate LXIII.
- ↑ Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 254.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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