| Blue manakin | |
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| Male | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pipridae |
| Genus: | Chiroxiphia |
| Species: | C. caudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chiroxiphia caudata (Shaw, 1793)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pipra caudata (basionym, Shaw & Nodder, 1793) | |
The blue manakin or swallow-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) is a small species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found mainly in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. Its typical habitat is wet lowland or montane forest and heavily degraded former forest. Males have a bright blue body, black head wings and tail and a red crown. Females and juveniles are olive-green. At breeding time, males are involved in lekking behaviour when they sing and dance to impress females. This is a common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".Blue Back Manakins are widely found in the Main Ridge Forest Reserve on the Caribbean Island Tobago.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Chiroxiphia caudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701083A93812244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701083A93812244.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.