Blue-backed Manakin
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Blue-backed Manakin

Chiroxiphia pareola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
348 Verified records at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America, its range extending from Colombia and Tobago to southeastern Brazil. It is found in deciduous forests but not evergreen rainforests. It is a small, plump bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long. Males have black plumage with a bright blue back and a red or yellow crown. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour during which they jump and twirl. Wikipedia →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Manakin sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 348 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Golden-headed Manakin
LC

Golden-headed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra erythrocephala

Insufficient data
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

80–90% · Very likely
Barred Antshrike
LC

Barred Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus doliatus

80–90% · Very likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

70–80% · Very likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

60–70% · Likely
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

60–70% · Likely
Rufous-breasted Wren
LC

Rufous-breasted Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheugopedius rutilus

50–60% · Likely
Crested Oropendola
LC

Crested Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius decumanus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-legged Thrush
LC

Yellow-legged Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus flavipes

50–60% · Likely
Cocoa Woodcreeper
LC

Cocoa Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Mockingbird
LC Endemic

Tropical Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus gilvus

50–60% · Likely
Stripe-breasted Spinetail
LC

Stripe-breasted Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synallaxis cinnamomea

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
90–100
Apr
90–100
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
80–90%
2 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-backed Manakin in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

About 84% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Manakin sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 348 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-backed Manakin in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-backed Manakin in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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