Striolated Manakin
Machaeropterus striolatus (Bonaparte, 1838)
Pipridae — Manakins
Striolated Manakin, Machaeropterus striolatus, is a passerine of western and north-western Amazonia in South America, breeding in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. It is a member of the manakin family and was first named by Bonaparte in 1838. The species is found mainly in humid terra firme forest, and also in mature secondary growth and at forest edges where fruiting trees are present. It is a resident bird throughout the year. Its breeding range covers the western and north-western Amazon basin, with subspecies spread across the Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pipridae — Manakins
- Breeding range
- South America: w, nw Amazonia
