
Crowned Manakins
Lepidothrix
Lepidothrix is a genus of bird in the manakin family Pipridae. The genus is predominately found in South America, but one species, the blue-crowned manakin, also ranges into Central America. The females of this genus have green plumage with yellow bellies, as do some of the males. The remaining males have black plumage with white or blue crowns. Some also have yellow bellies or blue rumps.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Velvety Manakin
speciesLepidothrix velutina

Blue-capped Manakin
speciesLepidothrix coronata

Snow-capped Manakin
speciesLepidothrix nattereri

White-fronted Manakin
speciesLepidothrix serena

Blue-rumped Manakin
speciesLepidothrix isidorei

Opal-crowned Manakin
speciesLepidothrix iris

Cerulean-capped Manakin
speciesLepidothrix coeruleocapilla

Orange-bellied Manakin
speciesLepidothrix suavissima

Golden-crowned Manakin
speciesLepidothrix vilasboasi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14316.