Manakins (Pipridae)

Golden-winged Manakin (Masius chrysopterus) - HBW 9, p. 155

French: Manakin aux ailes d’or German: Goldschwingenpipra Spanish: Saltarín Alidorado

Taxonomy: Pipra chrysoptera Lafresnaye, 1843, Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia.
Genus apparently closest to Corapipo, probably also close to Ilicura. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • bellus Hartert & Hellmayr, 1903 - W Colombia on W side of W Andes E to W side of C range.
  • chrysopterus (Lafresnaye, 1843) - both sides of Andes in NW Venezuela and C Colombia (C range).
  • coronulatus P. L. Sclater, 1860 - W side of W Andes in SW Colombia and W Ecuador.

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  • bellus Hartert & Hellmayr, 1903 - W Colombia on W side of W Andes E to W side of C range.
  • chrysopterus (Lafresnaye, 1843) - both sides of Andes in NW Venezuela and C Colombia (C range).
  • coronulatus P. L. Sclater, 1860 - W side of W Andes in SW Colombia and W Ecuador.
  • pax Meyer de Schauensee, 1952 - E side of Andes in S Colombia and Ecuador.
  • peruvianus Carriker, 1934 - extreme S Ecuador (S Zamora-Chinchipe) and N Peru (Cajamarca, N San Martín).