Cerulean-capped Manakin

The cerulean-capped manakin (Lepidothrix coeruleocapilla) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is endemic to Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The cerulean-capped manakin was originally described in 1844 as Pipra coeruleo-capilla. By the late 1900s genus Lepidothrix was recognized as separate from Pipra and several species including the cerulean-capped manakin were assigned to it. The cerulean-capped manakin is monotypic. It and the blue-rumped manakin (L. isidorei) are sister species. == Description == The cerulean-capped manakin is 8.5 to 9 cm (3.3 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 9 g (0.32 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a bright blue crown and upper nape and a deeper blue rump and uppertail coverts. The rest of their plumage is black. Adult females have green upperparts whose color is brightest on the rump. Their tail is dusky green. They have a mostly pale grayish face and throat. Their breast is a duller green than their back and their belly is yellowish gray. Both sexes have a dark brownish red iris, a blackish maxilla, a gray mandible, and grayish legs and feet. == Distribution and habitat == The cerulean-capped manakin is found on the eastern slope…