Alternative name: Black-capped Manakin
- Piprites pileata
Identification
12 cm
Male
- Black cap and nape
- Buffy-rufous upperparts and tail
- Black central Rectrices
- Buff face and underparts
- Black wings with yellowish fringes and patch at base of primaries
- Orange-yellow legs and yellower bill
Female: slightly duller with olive back.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
In the past, the scientific name was erroneously given as Piprites pileatus2.
Habitat
Atlantic forest highlands.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit and arthropods, particularly larvae.
Vocalisation
Call: Nasal chiéh.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- SACC overview read September 2008
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-capped Piprites. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Piprites
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