Manacus

Manacus is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family which are found in the forests of tropical mainland Central and South America, and on Trinidad and Tobago.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPipridae

Observations recorded297,805

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 107
With media: 250
Family: Pipridae
Collections: LSUMZ, USNM
Recorded in: Panama

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Manacus is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family which are found in the forests of tropical mainland Central and South America, and on Trinidad and Tobago.

The genus Manacus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the white-bearded manakin (Manacus manacus) as the type species. The name manacus is from the Dutch manneken "pretty little thing".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Manacus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.