Species profile
Painted Manakin
Machaeropterus eckelberryi
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SA. Breeding subregions are nw Peru, Cordillera Azul and the hills of the upper Rio Mayo valley of San Martín and Loreto departments, above 500m elevation.
- Scientific name
- Machaeropterus eckelberryi
- Family
- Pipridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Machaeropterus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Painted Manakin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Pipridae
- Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni)
- Band-tailed Manakin (Pipra fasciicauda)
- Black Manakin (Xenopipo atronitens)
- Blue Manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata)
- Blue-Backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola)
- Blue-crowned Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata)
- Blue-rumped Manakin (Lepidothrix isidorei)
- Cerulean-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla)