Blue-rumped Manakin
Lepidothrix isidorei
Small manakin found in cloud forest along the east slope of the Andes. Male is black with a white crown and blue rump; rump is paler in the southernmost part of its range. Female is mostly green but a bit yellower on face and belly. Apart from his blue rump, which is not always conspicuous, male is quite similar to male White-crowned Manakin. Female is very similar to female Blue-crowned Manakin but is yellower on the face. Usually found alone, but several may congregate at a fruiting tree. Calls include an inflected chirp and a high-pitched, rising “see?.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Lepidothrix isidorei
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL, 1852)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pipridae
- Genus
- Lepidothrix
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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