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 1854. The type species was subsequently designated as the kinglet manakin. The name Machaeropterus combines the Ancient Greek words μαχαιρα makhaira "knife" or "dagger" and -πτερος -pteros "-winged".

The genus contains the five species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
File:Machaeropterus deliciosus -NW Ecuador-6 (cropped).jpg	Machaeropterus deliciosus	Club-winged manakin	Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.
File:Machaeropterus regulus - Stripped manakin (male).jpg	Machaeropterus regulus	Kinglet manakin	Atlantic Forest of south eastern Brazil
File:Machaeropterus striolatus - Western Striped Manakin (male); Serra do Divisor National Park, Acre, Brazil.jpg	Machaeropterus striolatus (split from M. regulus)	Striolated manakin	Colombia, east Ecuador, east Peru and west Amazonian Brazil, Venezuela and west Guyana
	Machaeropterus eckelberryi	Painted manakin	north west Peru.
File:Machaeropterus pyrocephalus Fiery-capped Manakin (male); Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.jpg	Machaeropterus pyrocephalus	Fiery-capped manakin	Brazil, southeast Peru, and northern Bolivia; also Venezuela

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