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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Manakin sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Lance-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia lanceolata
Golden-collared Manakin
Manacus vitellinus
Blue-capped Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-capped Manakin in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Manakin sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-capped Manakin in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Manakin in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.