Golden-winged manakin
Species of bird
Golden-winged manakin | |
---|---|
male (above) and female (below). | |
Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pipridae |
Genus: | Masius Bonaparte, 1850 |
Species: | M. chrysopterus |
Binomial name | |
Masius chrysopterus (Lafresnaye, 1843) | |
The golden-winged manakin (Masius chrysopterus) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus, Masius.[2]
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Diet
The golden-winged manakin forages for small fruit, berries and insects.
References
Media related to Masius chrysopterus at Wikimedia Commons
- Prum, Richard O., and Ann E. Johnson. "Display Behavior, Foraging Ecology, and Systematics of the Golden-Winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus)." Wilson Bull. 99 (1987): 521–539. 14 Nov. 2007 [1].
- v
- t
- e
Genera of passerines and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Psittacopasseres
- Order: Passeriformes
|
|
This Pipridae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e