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Red-capped manakin

Ceratopipra mentalis (P. L. Sclater, 1857)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.9 g to 17.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-capped manakin

Weight
14.9 g – 17.6 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

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Red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis)
Ben Keen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the red-capped manakin live?

Not recorded

What is the red-capped manakin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-capped manakin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-capped_manakin&oldid=1363740964), 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 red-capped manakin endangered?

The red-capped 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 red-capped manakin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPipridae
  6. genusCeratopipra
  7. SpeciesCeratopipra mentalis (P. L. Sclater, 1857)

Synonyms Dixiphia mentalis, Pipra mentalis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • ماناكين أحمر القبعةArabic
  • manaquí cuixagrocCatalan
  • pipulka červenohlaváCzech
  • manacin corungochWelsh
  • HættemanakinDanish
  • GelbhosenpipraGerman
  • Nördliche GelbhosenpipraGerman
  • flavkrura manakoEsperanto
  • Manaquín cabeza rojaSpanish
  • saltarín cabecirrojoSpanish
  • Saltarín cabecirrojo norteñoSpanish
  • Saltarín Cabeza RojaSpanish
  • rubiinitanssijaFinnish
  • Manakin à cuisse jauneFrench
  • Manakin à cuisses jaunesFrench
  • bjelooki manakinCroatian
  • kárminsapkás pipraHungarian
  • Manachino capirossoItalian
  • キモモマイコドリJapanese
  • raudonkepurė pipraLithuanian
  • Dzidzé yiyiitsahii bitsiitʼáád halchíʼígííNavajo
  • GeelbroekmanakinDutch
  • rødhettemanakinNorwegian
  • gorzyk czerwonogłowyPolish
  • dançador-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • manaquim-de-barrete-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Желтоусая пипраRussian
  • Красношапочная пипраRussian
  • pipra červenohlaváSlovak
  • Manakin sa crvenom kapicomSerbian
  • rödhättad manakinSwedish
  • Kırmızı Takkeli ManakinTurkish
  • манакін мексиканськийUkrainian
  • 红顶娇鹟Chinese
  • 紅頂侏儒鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-capped manakin

Other species in the same genus Ceratopipra.

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Common questions

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How big is the red-capped manakin?

An adult red-capped manakin weighs 14.9 g – 17.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-capped manakin endangered?

The red-capped 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 red-capped manakin?

The red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) 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

CreatureData. (2026). Red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-capped-manakin

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_capped_manakin_2026,
  title = {Red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-capped-manakin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}