Manakins (Pipridae)

Fiery-capped Manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus) - HBW 9, p. 159

French: Manakin tête-de-feu German: Feuerkopfpipra Spanish: Saltarín Encendido

Taxonomy: Pipra pyrocephala P. L. Sclater, 1852, locality unknown = Ucayali, upper Amazon, Peru.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • pallidiceps J. T. Zimmer, 1936 - S Venezuela (lower Caura Valley and middle Caragua Valley, in Bolívar, also single record from NW Amazonas) and extreme N Brazil (N Roraima).
  • pyrocephalus (P. L. Sclater, 1852) - widely scattered localities in E Peru, N Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil (mainly in S, E to S Amapá and Goiás).