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Heterocercus
Sign in to saveHeterocercus is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Heterocercus aurantiivertex || Orange-crested manakin || Ecuador and Peru |- |120px || Heterocercus flavivertex || Yellow-crested manakin|| Northern Amazonia |- |120px || Heterocercus linteatus|| Flame-crested manakin || Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru |- |}
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPipridae
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Heterocercus is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Heterocercus aurantiivertex || Orange-crested manakin || Ecuador and Peru |- |120px || Heterocercus flavivertex || Yellow-crested manakin|| Northern Amazonia |- |120px || Heterocercus linteatus|| Flame-crested manakin || Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru |- |}
The name Heterocercus is a combination of the Greek words heteros, meaning "different" and kerkos, meaning "tail".