Black-capped Piprites
A species of Piprites Scientific name : Piprites pileata Genus : Piprites
Black-capped Piprites, A species of Piprites
Botanical name: Piprites pileata
Genus: Piprites
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Description
Photo By Dubi Shapiro 
Description
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. 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. 
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-capped Piprites consumes small fruits, notably from Geonoma, Rapanea, and Leandra, and small arthropods. It forages by plucking fruits and gleans arthropods from foliage, often in mixed-species flocks within canopy and bamboo thickets.
Habitat
The black-capped Piprites is commonly found in montane Atlantic Forest regions, with a notable association with Araucaria trees in the southern parts of its range. These environments are typically dense and moist, supporting a variety of flora and fauna and contributing to a complex ecosystem where the black-capped Piprites resides.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Photo By Dubi Shapiro 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cotingas Genus
Piprites Species
Black-capped Piprites 
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