Birds of Bolivia

    PASSERIFORMES: Pipridae (Manakins)  
Genus: Lepidothrix (2 species, 9 worldwide)


Blue-capped Manakin
Blue-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata carbonata) Male
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Blue-capped Manakin
Blue-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata carbonata) Female
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Formerly called the Blue-crowned Manakin. The Amazon subspecies were split from the Pacific subspecies (now called Velvety Manakin), and is generally common but rarely photographed.

Snow-capped Manakin
Snow-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix nattereri) Male
Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso state, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



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