Avibase: Lepidothrix coronata (Blue-capped Manakin)

Blue-capped Manakin

Lepidothrix coronata (Spix, JB 1825)

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pipridae
Genus:
   Lepidothrix
Scientific:
  Lepidothrix coronata

Original description

Citation:
(Spix, JB 1825)

Reference:
Av. Sp. Nov. Brasil. 2 p.5, pl.7, f.1

Protonym:
Pipra coronata

Type locality:
ad pagum St. Pauli in sylvis fl. Solimoens [= São Paulo de Olivença, Rio Solimões, Brazil].

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128667#page/19/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E8FCDE6DA3F7409C

Avibase ID:
avibase-E8FCDE6D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E8FCDE6D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 711472

Geographic range:

Lepidothrix coronata: Amazonia from southeastern Colombia and southern Venezuela through western Brazil and central Bolivia
Lepidothrix coronata coronata: tropical eastern Ecuador to northeastern Peru and western Amazonian Brazil
Lepidothrix coronata caquetae: tropical southeastern Colombia (east of Andes in western Meta and western Caquetá)
Lepidothrix coronata carbonata: southeastern Colombia to northern Peru, southern Venezuela, and northern Amazonian Brazil
Lepidothrix coronata exquisita: tropical eastern Peru (southern Loreto to Junín)
Lepidothrix coronata caelestipileata: southeastern Peru (Puno) and adjacent western Amazonian Brazil
Lepidothrix coronata regalis: tropical northern Bolivia southward to Cochabamba
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blue-crowned Manakin
Bulgarian:
Синьоглава пипра
Catalan:
manaquí de coroneta blava
Czech:
pipulka modrotemenná
Danish:
Blåkronet Manakin
German:
Blauscheitelpipra
Esperanto:
blukrona manako
Spanish:
Saltarín coroniazul
Spanish (Spain):
Saltarín coroniazul
Estonian:
sinikiird-tantsulind
Finnish:
sinilakkitanssija
French:
Manakin à tête bleue
Croatian:
plavokapi manakin
Hungarian:
kékkoronás pipra
Italian:
Manachino capoazzurro
Japanese:
アオボウシマイコドリ
Lithuanian:
mėlynvainikis lepidotriksas
Dutch:
Blauwkruinmanakin
Norwegian:
blåkronemanakin
Polish:
gorzyczek czapeczkowy
Portuguese:
uirapuru-de-chapéu-azul
Portuguese (Brazil):
uirapuru-de-chapéu-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
manaquim-de-coroa-azul
Russian:
Синеголовая пипра
Slovak:
pipra modrohlavá
Serbian:
Manakin sa plavom kapicom
Swedish:
blåkronad manakin
Turkish:
Mavi Tepeli Manakin
Ukrainian:
салтарин синьоголовий
Chinese:
蓝冠娇鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
藍頂侏儒鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-crowned Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-crowned Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-crowned Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue-crowned Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Avilist 2025: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Blue-capped Manakin ( Lepidothrix coronata) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Lepidothrix [coronata or velutina] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bulgarian: Синьоглава пипра
Catalan: manaquí de coroneta blava
Czech: pipulka modrotemenná
Danish: Blåkronet Manakin
German: Blauscheitelpipra
English: Blue-capped Manakin, Blue-crowned Manakin, Blue-crowned Manakin [coronata or exquisita]
English (Avilist): Blue-capped Manakin
English, HBW: Blue-crowned Manakin (Blue-crowned/Exquisite)
English (IOC): Blue-capped Manakin
English (United States): Blue-capped Manakin
Esperanto: blukrona manako
Spanish: Saltarín coroniazul
Spanish (Costa Rica): Blue-capped Manakin
Spanish (Ecuador): Saltarín Coroniazul Amazónico
Spanish (Spain): Saltarín coroniazul
Spanish (Peru): Saltarín de Corona Azul
Spanish (Venezuela): Saltarín Corona Azul
Estonian: sinikiird-tantsulind
Finnish: sinilakkitanssija
French: Manakin à tête bleue, Manakin à tête bleue (à tête bleue), Manakin à tête bleue [coronata ou exquisita]
French (Guyane): Manakin à tête bleue
Croatian: plavokapi manakin
Hungarian: kékkoronás pipra
Italian: Manachino capoazzurro
Japanese: アオボウシマイコドリ
Scientific: Lepidothrix coronata, Lepidothrix coronata [coronata or exquisita], Lepidothrix coronata coronata
Lithuanian: mėlynvainikis lepidotriksas
Dutch: Blauwkruinmanakin
Norwegian: blåkronemanakin
Polish: gorzyczek czapeczkowy
Portuguese: uirapuru-de-chapéu-azul
Portuguese (Brazil): uirapuru-de-chapéu-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): manaquim-de-coroa-azul
Russian: Синеголовая пипра
Slovak: pipra modrohlavá
Serbian: Manakin sa plavom kapicom
Swedish: blåkronad manakin
Turkish: Mavi Tepeli Manakin
Ukrainian: салтарин синьоголовий
Chinese: 蓝冠娇鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 藍頂侏儒鳥