| Red-capped manakin | |
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| Male | |
| Dixiphia mentalis - Red-capped Manakin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pipridae |
| Genus: | Ceratopipra |
| Species: | C. mentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratopipra mentalis (Sclater, PL, 1857)
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The red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
The bird is probably best known for the male's unusual courting method whereby he shuffles rapidly backwards across a branch, akin to a speedy moonwalk.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ceratopipra mentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700994A93808541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700994A93808541.en. Retrieved 26 November 2022.