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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis
White-collared Manakin
Manacus candei
White-ruffed Manakin
Corapipo altera
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-capped Manakin at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve — 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