Painted Manakin

Machaeropterus eckelberryi

The painted manakin is a small South American species of passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae. It was first described in 2017 from specimens collected in north west Peru. Painted manakin were initially seen in surveys of the Cordillera Azul in 1996, other research reveals the existence of female painted manakin in 1977.

Scientific name
Machaeropterus eckelberryi
Family
Manakins
IUCN status
LC