Blue-capped Manakin
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Blue-capped Manakin

Lepidothrix coronata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
307 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-capped manakin (Lepidothrix coronata) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. The males have a brilliant blue cap; some have black, others have green body plumage, but the relationship between the subspecies is not well understood. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Manakin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 307 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
LC

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyranneutes stolzmanni

10–20% · With luck
Wire-tailed Manakin
LC

Wire-tailed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra filicauda

10–20% · With luck
Orange-crowned Manakin
LC

Orange-crowned Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heterocercus aurantiivertex

10–20% · With luck
Golden-headed Manakin
LC

Golden-headed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra erythrocephala

10–20% · With luck
Golden-winged Manakin
LC

Golden-winged Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Masius chrysopterus

Insufficient data
White-crowned Manakin

White-crowned Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra pipra

<5% · Rare
Blue-backed Manakin
LC

Blue-backed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chiroxiphia pareola

<5% · Rare
White-bearded Manakin
LC

White-bearded Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus manacus

<5% · Rare
Striolated Manakin
LC

Striolated Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Machaeropterus striolatus

<5% · Rare
Green Manakin
LC

Green Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenopipo holochlora

<5% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Cacique
LC

Yellow-rumped Cacique

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacicus cela

60–70% · Likely
Russet-backed Oropendola
LC

Russet-backed Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius angustifrons

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
2 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
4 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
10 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
11 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
12 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
19 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
20 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
22 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
23 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
24 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
25 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-capped Manakin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Manakin sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 307 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-capped Manakin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Blue-capped Manakin in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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