About the Snow-capped Manakin
The snow-capped manakin is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.
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The 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). The species is sexually dimorphic and females are larger than males. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a white crown and upper nape and a white lower back to uppertail coverts. Their upperparts are green. Their flight feathers and tail are blackish with wide green edges. Their chin and breast are a slightly lighter green than their back and their belly and undertail coverts are yellow. Adult females have a blue crown and nape. Voice: One call of the snow-capped manakin is a "high, slightly grating, steeply ascending tuWeét". Another, made by males, is "a soft, short chí-wrrr".
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Where the Snow-capped Manakin lives
When to see the Snow-capped Manakin
Peak activity in August · a variable 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.
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.
Cerulean-capped ManakinLepidothrix coeruleocapillaThe cerulean-capped manakin is 8.5 to 9 cm (3.3 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 9 g (0.32 oz).
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