Manakins (Pipridae)
Opal-crowned Manakin (Lepidothrix iris) - HBW 9, p. 148
French: Manakin à tête d’opale
German: Opalscheitelpipra
Spanish: Saltarín Opalescente
Other common names: Pearl-headed Manakin
Taxonomy: Pipra iris Schinz, 1851, “Guyana”; error = Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Genus often merged with Pipra. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- eucephala (Todd, 1928) - SW Pará (right bank of lower R Tapajós), in NC Brazil.
- iris (Schinz, 1851) - E Pará (neighbourhood of Belém) E to NW Maranhão and S to upper R Xingu (Brazil).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male moving in vegetation. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp iris)
Josep del Hoyo 10 August 2011 19 weeks ago 20 sec 4.3
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A male perched
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp iris)
Arthur Grosset 26 October 2005 2 years ago 4.2
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Calls from a female. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp iris)
Nick Athanas 20 January 2006 2 years ago 4
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