The painted manakin (''Machaeropterus eckelberryi'') is a small South American species of

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bird in the manakin family Pipridae. It was first described in 2017 from specimens collected in north west Peru.

Taxonomy

The painted manakin was described by the American ornithologist Daniel Lane and colleagues in 2017 and given the

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''Machaeropterus eckelberryi''. The

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was chosen to commemorate the American bird artist Donald R. Eckelberry (1921-2000). The species is 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 painted manakin was described as a new species based solely on the differences in vocalization. It is morphologically identical to one of the

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of 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 ...

(''M. striolatus aureopectus''). No genetic evidence has been published. The species is found on the eastern flanks of the Cordillera Escalera and Cordillera Azul near the valley of the Rio Mayo in the

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and

Loreto Region Loreto () is Peru's northernmost department and region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest department; it is also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to its remote location in the Ama ...

s of Peru. The painted manakin has been recognised as a valid species by the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the

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and by Frank Gill and David Donsker who maintain a list of bird species on behalf of the

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References

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