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Blue-backed manakin

Chiroxiphia pareola (Linnaeus, 1766)

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The blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 16.3 g to 17.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola)
Photo: Norbert Potensky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-backed manakin

Weight
16.3 g – 17.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-backed manakin live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-backed manakin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America, its range extending from Colombia and Tobago to southeastern Brazil. It is found in deciduous forests but not evergreen rainforests. It is a small, plump bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long. Males have black plumage with a bright blue back and a red or yellow crown. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour during which they jump and twirl. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-backed manakin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-backed_manakin&oldid=1357425275), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-backed manakin endangered?

The blue-backed manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-backed manakin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPipridae
  6. genusChiroxiphia
  7. SpeciesChiroxiphia pareola (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Chiroxiphea pareola, Pipra aegithaloides, Pipra pareola

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • ماناكين أزرق الظهرArabic
  • Manaquí dorsiblauCatalan
  • manaquí de dors blauCatalan
  • pipulka modropláštíkováCzech
  • Manacin cefnlasWelsh
  • PragtmanakinDanish
  • PrachtpipraGerman
  • bludorsa manakoEsperanto
  • Saltarín dorsiazulSpanish
  • siniselkätanssijaFinnish
  • Manakin tijéFrench
  • plavoleđi manakinCroatian
  • kékhátú pipraHungarian
  • SkartdansariIcelandic
  • Manachino dorsobluItalian
  • セアオマイコドJapanese
  • セアオマイコドリJapanese
  • seaomaikodoriJapanese
  • mėlynnugaris manakinasLithuanian
  • Dzidzé yiyiitsahii binághah dootłʼizhígííNavajo
  • PrachtmanakinDutch
  • blåryggmanakinNorwegian
  • modrogrzbiecik trójbarwnyPolish
  • Tangará-falsoPortuguese
  • manaquim-de-dorso-azulPortuguese
  • tangará-príncipePortuguese
  • Синеспинный манакинRussian
  • Синеспинный красноногий манакинRussian
  • pipra modrochrbtáSlovak
  • praktmanakinSwedish
  • Mavi sırtlı manakiTurkish
  • Mavi Sırtlı ManakinTurkish
  • манакін-червононіг гвіанськийUkrainian
  • 蓝背娇鹟Chinese
  • 藍背侏儒鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue-backed manakin

Other species in the same genus Chiroxiphia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-backed manakin?

An adult blue-backed manakin weighs 16.3 g – 17.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-backed manakin endangered?

The blue-backed manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-backed manakin?

The blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) belongs to the family Pipridae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_backed_manakin_2026,
  title = {Blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-backed-manakin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}