Manakins (Pipridae)

Black Manakin (Xenopipo atronitens) - HBW 9, p. 160

French: Manakin noir German: Schwarzpipra Spanish: Saltarín Negro

Taxonomy: Xenopipo atronitens Cabanis, 1847, Guyana.
Genus closely related to Chloropipo, which sometimes merged with it, but the single species in present genus differs in being much more vocal. Monotypic.

Distribution: Extreme E Colombia, S & SE Venezuela, the Guianas, and Amazonian Brazil (R Negro drainage E to Amapá and R Araguaia); isolated records in E Peru (Loreto, Madre de Dios) and NE Bolivia (NE Santa Cruz).