And both words are derived from 'manneken', the Dutch word for 'little man'
Paul Van Gasse
Kruibebe, Belgium
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Namens Carl Clifford
Verzonden: maandag 19 maart 2007 8:35
Aan: alan morris
CC:
Onderwerp: Re: [Birding-Aus] Mannikin versus Manakin
Alan,
Manakins belong to the Family Pipridae and occur in Central and South
America, while Mannikins belong to (as you probably know) belong to
the Family Estrildae (in the Clements scheme of things)
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 19/03/2007, at 5:49 PM, alan morris wrote:
Hi Birders,
In Australia we have Mannikins (aka Chestnut-breasted Mannikin). Is a
"Manakin" (as in Red-capped Manakin) the same as a Mannikin?
Alan Morris
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