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title: "Velvety Manakin"
description: "Lepidothrix velutina — Uccelli. The velvety manakin (Lepidothrix velutina) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/velvety-manakin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Velvety Manakin

> Lepidothrix velutina — Uccelli. The velvety manakin (Lepidothrix velutina) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae.

- Scientific name: *Lepidothrix velutina*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 890
- iNaturalist taxon: [1446071](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1446071)

## Names

- en: Velvety Manakin
- es: Saltarín Aterciopelado
- fr: Manakin velouté

## Countries with the most observations

PA (372), CR (357), CO (64), EC (17)

## Summary

The velvety manakin (Lepidothrix velutina) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama and the Chocó–Magdalena region.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvety_manakin

## Photo

![Velvety Manakin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/velvety-manakin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231922676

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/velvety-manakin?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).