The cerulean-capped manakin (''Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family
Pipridae
The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of small suboscine passerine birds. The group contains some 54 species distributed through the American tropics. The name is from Middle Dutch ''mannekijn'' "little man" (also the source of the different bird ...
.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del PerĂº.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
.
Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
is subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...
.
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cerulean-capped manakin
The cerulean-capped manakin (''Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla'') is a species of bird in the family Pipridae.
It is endemic to Peru.
Its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic fa ...
Birds of the Peruvian Andes
Endemic birds of Peru
cerulean-capped manakin
The cerulean-capped manakin (''Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla'') is a species of bird in the family Pipridae.
It is endemic to Peru.
Its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic fa ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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