Lance-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia lanceolata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPipridae (Manakins)
- GenusChiroxiphia (Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins)
- SpeciesChiroxiphia lanceolata (Lance-tailed Manakin)
The lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from Costa Rica to northern Venezuela. This manakin is a fairly common bird of dry and moist deciduous forests, but not rainforest. It is a small, compact bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long and similar to the blue-backed manakin, but both sexes have the two central tail feathers elongated to form a spike. Males have black plumage with a blue back, a red crown and orange legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative behaviour during which they jump up and down alternately. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 157 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Red-capped Manakin
Pipra mentalis
Blue-capped Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata
Golden-collared Manakin
Manacus vitellinus
White-ruffed Manakin
Corapipo altera
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lance-tailed Manakin in Soberanía National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 157 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lance-tailed Manakin in Soberanía National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lance-tailed Manakin in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.