Yellow-headed manakin

The yellow-headed manakin (Chloropipo flavicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae.

Yellow-headed manakin
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pipridae
Genus:	Chloropipo
Species:	C. flavicapilla
Binomial name
Chloropipo flavicapilla (Sclater, PL, 1852)
Synonyms
Heteropelma flavicapillum Xenopipo flavicapilla (Sclater, PL, 1852)

Yellow-headed manakin

It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.