The black-capped piprites (Piprites pileata), also known as the black-capped manakin, is a species of suboscine passerine. It has traditionally been placed in the Tyrannidae.
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| male at Campos do Jordão, São Paulo state, Brazil. | |
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| A female at Campos do Jordão, São Paulo state, Brazil. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Piprites |
| Species: | P. pileata
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| Piprites pileata (Temminck, 1822)
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| Synonyms | |
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Piprites pileatus | |
It is found in Atlantic forest, especially with Araucaria angustifolia, growing in highlands of south-eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones only). Until the recent rediscovery in Argentina, the only confirmed record for that country was a specimen taken in 1959. It is generally rare and local, and therefore considered vulnerable by BirdLife International. It is known from a number of protected areas, including the Itatiaia National Park in Rio de Janeiro, and Campos do Jordão State Park in São Paulo.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Piprites pileata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22701205A153682590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22701205A153682590.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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