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Blue-capped Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata (Spix, 1825)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue-capped manakin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:37:02.931706+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepidothrix coronata (Spix, 1825)
- Name authority
- (Spix, 1825)
- Common name
- Blue-capped Manakin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pipridae
- Genus
- Lepidothrix
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPipridae
- genusLepidothrix Bonaparte, 1854
- speciesLepidothrix coronata (Spix, 1825)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepidothrix. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Opal-crowned ManakinLepidothrix iris (Schinz, 1851) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Snow-capped ManakinLepidothrix nattereri (P. L. Sclater, 1865) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-crowned ManakinLepidothrix vilasboasi (Sick, 1959) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-bellied ManakinLepidothrix suavissima (Salvin & Godman, 1882) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapilla (Tschudi, 1844) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-rumped ManakinLepidothrix isidorei (P. L. Sclater, 1852) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-fronted ManakinLepidothrix serena (Linnaeus, 1766) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pipra coronata Spix, 1825 Spix, 1825 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=711472 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TDTP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.