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Blue-backed Manakin
Chiroxiphia pareola
Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) is a member of the Pipridae family found in South America. Adults weigh 16.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pipridae Manakins
- Genus Chiroxiphia
- Species pareola
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.8 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Pipridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-backed Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue-backed Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Amazonia and e Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.8 g, with a wing length of about 6.9 cm and a tail of around 3.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-backed Manakin?
The Blue-backed Manakin is a small bird that weighs around 16.8 g.
Where does the Blue-backed Manakin live?
The Blue-backed Manakin is found across South America with a range covering SA Amazonia and e Brazil, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Blue-backed Manakin belong to?
The Blue-backed Manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) belongs to the Pipridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-backed Manakin eat?
The Blue-backed Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Blue-backed Manakin migrate?
The Blue-backed Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-backed Manakin endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue-backed Manakin make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-backed Manakin — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-backed Manakin's range?
The Blue-backed Manakin has a mapped global range of about 5 million km².
Conservation
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