Pipra Explained

Pipra is a genus of birds in the manakin family Pipridae.

Taxonomy and species list

The genus Pipra was introduced by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1764.^[1] The name was used by Ancient Greek authors such as Aristotle for a small bird but it is unclear which species it referred to.^[2] The type species was designated as the crimson-hooded manakin in 1840 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray.^{[3] [4]}

The genus contains three species:^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Linnaeus, Carl . Carl Linnaeus . 1764 . Museum S:ae R:ae M:tis Adolphi Friderici Regis . 2 . Latin . Holmiae (Stockholm) . Salvius . 32 .
2. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 308 .
3. Book: Gray, George Robert . George Robert Gray . 1840 . A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus . London . R. and J.E. Taylor . 33 .
4. Book: Traylor . Melvin A. Jr . Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. . 1979 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 8 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 269 .
5. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2020 . Cotingas, manakins, tityras, becards . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 20 October 2020 .