The kinglet manakin or eastern striped manakin (''Machaeropterus regulus'') is a small South American species of

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bird in the manakin family Pipridae. It is found in the

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of south eastern

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. It was formerly considered conspecific with the

striolated manakin The striolated manakin or western striped manakin (''Machaeropterus striolatus'') is a small South American species of passerine bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in west and north west Amazonia. The striolated manakin was formerly consi ...

(''Machaeropterus striolatus'') with the

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"striped manakin". Males have a bright red crown, which the females lack. The kinglet manakin was described by the German zoologist

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in 1819 and given the

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''Pipra regulus''. The species is now placed in the

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Machaeropterus ''Machaeropterus'' is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family Pipridae. They are found in the tropical forests of South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Machaeropterus'' was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in ...

'' that was introduced by the French naturalist

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in 1854. The species is

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. Like many other manakins, the males cluster in a

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s to attract females. After mating, the females rear the chicks on without the help of the males.

References

*Loiselle, Bette A., John G. Blake, Renata Durães, Brandt T. Ryder, and Wendy Tori. "Environmental and spatial segregation of leks among six co-occurring species of manakins (Pipridae) in eastern Ecuador." Auk, The (2007). BNet Research Center. Evergreen State College. 9 Nov. 200

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