Lepidothrix
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Lepidothrix is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family Pipridae. Birds in the genus are predominantly found in South America, but one species, the velvety manakin, also ranges into Central Am
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Blue crowned manakin male
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Lepidothrix serena White fronted Manakin
Blue-capped manakin
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The blue-capped manakin 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 i
Lepidothrix
…The genus Lepidothrix was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The type species was subsequently designated as the blue-capped manakin. The name Lepidothrix combines the Ancient Greek words λεπις lepis, λεπιδος lepidos "scale, flake" and θριξ thrix, τριχος trikhos "hair". A new genus…
Blue-crowned manakin with female plumage
Blue-capped manakin nest placed in a horizontally forked branch with one egg.