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Lepidothrix

Lepidothrix
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Blue-crowned manakin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Lepidothrix
Bonaparte, 1854
Species

8, see text


8, see text

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.

It contains the following species:


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