The striolated manakin or western striped manakin (''Machaeropterus striolatus'') is a small South American species of

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bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in west and north west

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. The striolated manakin was formerly considered conspecific with the kinglet manakin (''Machaeropterus regulus'') with the

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"striped manakin". Males have a bright red crown, which the females lack.

Taxonomy

The striolated manakin was described by the French naturalist

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in 1838 and given the

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''Pipra striolata''. 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 Bonaparte in 1854. Five

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are recognised: * ''Machaeropterus striolatus antioquiae''

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, 1924 – west and central Colombia * ''Machaeropterus striolatus striolatus'' (Bonaparte, 1838) – east Colombia, east Ecuador, east Peru and west Amazonian Brazil * ''Machaeropterus striolatus obscurostriatus'' Phelps & Gilliard, 1941 – northwest Venezuela * ''Machaeropterus striolatus zulianus'' Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1952 – west Venezuela * ''Machaeropterus striolatus aureopectus'' Phelps & Gilliard, 1941 – southeast Venezuela and west Guyana The morphologically similar painted manakin from northern Peru was described in 2017. It differs from the striolated manakin in its vocalization.

Description

The striolated manakin is in length and weighs around . The male of the nominate race is olive green above with a red crown and nape. The underparts are streaked redish and white. The throat is whitish. The female lacks the red crown.

References

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