Birds of Peru

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Genus: Lepidothrix (3 species, 9 worldwide)


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Cerulean-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla) ENDEMIC
    



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.

Blue-rumped Manakin
Blue-rumped Manakin (Lepidothrix isidorei) Male
Campucana, Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Blue-rumped Manakin
Blue-rumped Manakin (Lepidothrix isidorei leucopygia) Female
Plataforma, Peru   		   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.
Usually found in groups that can stay in the same place for years.

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