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Blue manakin

Chiroxiphia caudata (Shaw, 1793)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 25.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata)
Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue manakin

Weight
25.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc 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 manakin live?

Not recorded

What is the blue manakin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue manakin or swallow-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) is a small species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found mainly in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. Its typical habitat is wet lowland or montane forest and heavily degraded former forest. Males have a bright blue body, black head wings and tail and a red crown. Females and juveniles are olive-green. At breeding time, males are involved in lekking behaviour when they sing and dance to impress females. This is a 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 manakin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_manakin&oldid=1380713452), 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 manakin endangered?

The blue 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.

How is the blue manakin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPipridae
  6. genusChiroxiphia
  7. SpeciesChiroxiphia caudata (Shaw, 1793)

Synonyms Chiroxiphea caudata, Pipra caudata, Pipra caudata, Pipra viridis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Swallow-tailed manakinEnglish
  • Swallow-tailed manakinEnglish
  • ماناكين أزرقArabic
  • ماناكين ذيل السنونوArabic
  • manaquí blauCatalan
  • pipulka modráCzech
  • manacin glasWelsh
  • SvalehalemanakinDanish
  • BlaubrustpipraGerman
  • blua manakoEsperanto
  • Saltarín azulSpanish
  • Bailarín azulSpanish
  • sinitanssijaFinnish
  • Manakin à longue queueFrench
  • plavi manakinCroatian
  • díszes pipraHungarian
  • Manachino coda di rondineItalian
  • エンビセアオマイコドリJapanese
  • mėlynasis manakinasLithuanian
  • ZwaluwstaartmanakinDutch
  • modrogrzbiecik tęposternyPolish
  • TangaráPortuguese
  • manaquim-azulPortuguese
  • tangará-dançarinoPortuguese
  • Ласточкохвостый манакинRussian
  • Ласточкохвостый красноногий манакинRussian
  • pipra modráSlovak
  • Lastorepi manakinSerbian
  • blå manakinSwedish
  • Kırlangıç Kuyruklu ManakinTurkish
  • манакін-червононіг синійUkrainian
  • 燕尾娇鹟Chinese
  • 燕尾侏儒鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue manakin

Other species in the same genus Chiroxiphia.

LC, Least Concern

Yungas manakin

Chiroxiphia boliviana

PipridaeNo free photo yet

CR, Critically Endangered

Araripe manakin

Chiroxiphia bokermanni

PipridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue manakin?

An adult blue manakin weighs 25.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue manakin endangered?

The blue 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 manakin?

The blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) belongs to the family Pipridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-manakin

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_manakin_2026,
  title = {Blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-manakin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}