Araripe Manakin
Chiroxiphia bokermanni (Coelho & Silva, W, 1998)
Pipridae — Manakins
Araripe Manakin, Chiroxiphia bokermanni, breeds in ne Brazil in the Chapada do Araripe of Ceará. It is a manakin of the family Pipridae and was described in 1998 by Coelho and Silva. The bird is tied to a very restricted breeding area, with the core range given as 1 km2 and located in a theme park. Its habitat is linked to limestone soils from the Santana Formation. The species was first found in 1996, and its name honours Werner Bokermann.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pipridae — Manakins
- Breeding range
- South America: ne Brazil
