| Blue-capped manakin | |
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| Adult male photographed in Manacapuru, Brazil | |
| call recorded in Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pipridae |
| Genus: | Lepidothrix |
| Species: | L. coronata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidothrix coronata (Spix, 1825)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pipra coronata Spix, 1825 | |
The blue-capped manakin (Lepidothrix coronata) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. The males have a brilliant blue cap; some have black, others have green body plumage, but the relationship between the subspecies is not well understood.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lepidothrix coronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701012A93809726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701012A93809726.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.