Heterocercus is a genus of bird in the Pipridae family. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species: \n* Orange-crested manakin (Heterocercus aurantiivertex) \n* Yellow-crested manakin (Heterocercus flavivertex) \n* Flame-crested manakin (Heterocercus linteatus) The name Heterocercus is a combination of the Greek words heteros, meaning "different" and kerkos, meaning "tail".
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0