White-ruffed Manakin
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White-ruffed Manakin

Corapipo altera

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
2,101 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-ruffed manakin (Corapipo altera) is a sub-oscine (Tyranni), passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Honduras to northwestern Colombia. Its typical habitat is wet forest, adjacent clearings and tall secondary growth. It is a small, plump bird about 10 centimetres (4 in) long. Males have glossy blue-black plumage with a white erectile ruff on the throat and females are green. At breeding time, males are involved in lekking behaviour on the forest floor during which they puff out their neck feathers. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-ruffed Manakin sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 2,101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

White-collared Manakin
LC

White-collared Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus candei

30–40% · Possible
Red-capped Manakin
LC

Red-capped Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra mentalis

<5% · Rare
Long-tailed Manakin
LC

Long-tailed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chiroxiphia linearis

Insufficient data
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

70–80% · Very likely
Montezuma Oropendola
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

60–70% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

60–70% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

60–70% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

50–60% · Likely
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

50–60% · Likely
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
15 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-ruffed Manakin in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a White-ruffed Manakin sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 2,101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-ruffed Manakin in Arenal Volcano National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for White-ruffed Manakin in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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