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📅 Updated:2020-03-13
🕒 Created:2020-03-13
🆔 ID:29595
Description
The blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata), also known as the swallow-tailed manakin is a small species of bird in the family Pipridae. Males of the species feature a bright blue body, which is distinctive from other manakin species, black wings, head, and tail feathers, and a red crown. Females and juveniles feature an olive-green body similar to other manakin species. Their appearance is contrary to their species name, as they lack the blue feathers of the male species. Not to be confused with
- Female and juvenile species may be hard to distinguish from other manakin species.
- Other members of the genus Chiroxiphia, which feature blue feathers only in the back.
- blue-crowned_manakin (Lepidothrix coronata) - Features a bright blue crown, and dark blue or black plumage.
- blue-rumped_manakin (Lepidothrix isidorei) - Features bright blue feathers in the rump area.
External links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_manakin
See also