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Adult male © Mathurin Malby eBird S52233619 Macaulay Library ML 142752011
Female © Kevin Thomas
Adult male © Jim Hoover
Female © Chris Thomas
Adult male © David Monroy Rengifo
+ 4
Female © Daniel Matamoros
Female © Frank Salmon
Adult male © Javier Train Garcia

Velvety Manakin Lepidothrix velutina

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Small, short-tailed bird found in lowland and foothill rainforest. Male is easy to identify with his glossy black body and azure crown. Female is mostly lime green with a yellowish belly; her plumage is much greener than other similar species such as Choco Manakin and female Red-capped Manakin. Most common call is a short, ringing trill. Male’s display song is a buzzy “purwit!”. Usually seen at lower to middle levels in the forest, plucking berries from fruiting trees. Formerly called Blue-crowned Manakin before that species was split. Velvety Manakin’s range includes Costa Rica, Panama, western Colombia, and northwestern Ecuador.

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