Blue-backed Manakin
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Blue-backed Manakin

Chiroxiphia pareola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tambopata National Reserve
85 Verified records at Tambopata National Reserve
December 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Manakin sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve

Band-tailed Manakin
LC

Band-tailed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra fasciicauda

10–20% · With luck
Round-tailed Manakin

Round-tailed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra chloromeros

5–10% · With luck
Fiery-capped Manakin
LC

Fiery-capped Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

5–10% · Rare
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
LC

Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyranneutes stolzmanni

5–10% · Rare
Wire-tailed Manakin
LC

Wire-tailed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra filicauda

Insufficient data
Blue-capped Manakin
LC

Blue-capped Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lepidothrix coronata

<5% · Rare
Red-headed Manakin

Red-headed Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipra rubrocapilla

<5% · Rare
White-bearded Manakin
LC

White-bearded Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus manacus

<5% · Rare
Flame-crowned Manakin
LC

Flame-crowned Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heterocercus linteatus

<5% · Rare
Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin
LC

Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Neopelma sulphureiventer

Insufficient data
Russet-backed Oropendola
LC

Russet-backed Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius angustifrons

40–50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 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 Tambopata National Reserve?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Manakin sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-backed Manakin in Tambopata National Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Blue-backed Manakin in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.

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