Red-capped Manakin
Pipra mentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPipridae (Manakins)
- GenusPipra
- SpeciesPipra mentalis (Red-capped Manakin)
The red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
White-ruffed Manakin
Corapipo altera
Orange-collared Manakin
Manacus aurantiacus
Blue-capped Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-capped Manakin at Chirripó National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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