About the Blue-capped Manakin
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 is not well understood.
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Blue-capped manakins show sexual dimorphism in weight and wing chord length. Females are heavier at 9.8 g on average with a max weight of 11.5 g and a minimum weight of 8.5 g. Males are 8.5 g on average with a maximum weight of 9.5 g and a minimum weight of 7.5 g. Males have a wing chord length of 60.45 mm on average with a maximum length of 63 mm and a minimum length of 58 mm. Females have a wing chord length of 58.76 mm on average with a maximum length of 62 mm and a minimum length of 55 mm. Males are sooty black with a bright blue crown while females are green. Voice: The blue-capped manakin's contact call is a swee sound. It is used by blue-capped manakins of all ages and sex. Males will use it while perching on their song perch, while interacting with other blue-crowned manakins, and while performing some of their display behaviors. Females and fledglings use a soft swee sound during foraging.
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What the Blue-capped Manakin sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Blue-rumped ManakinLepidothrix isidoreiThe blue-rumped manakin is about 7.5 to 8.5 cm (3.0 to 3.3 in) long.
Snow-capped ManakinLepidothrix nattereriThe snow-capped manakin is 8.5 to 9.2 cm (3.3 to 3.6 in) long and weighs about 8 to 10 g (0.28 to 0.35 oz).
White-fronted ManakinLepidothrix serenaIt is a deep black bird, and is named for its conspicuous bright-white forehead-patch feathers that extend forward beyond the bill's base; the female does not have the patch.
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