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 Utría National Natural Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Golden-collared Manakin
Manacus vitellinus
Blue-capped Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata
White-ruffed Manakin
Corapipo altera
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Black-tipped Cotinga
Carpodectes hopkei
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Pacific Antwren
Myrmotherula pacifica
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
📅 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 Utría National Natural Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Manakin sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-capped Manakin in Utría National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Manakin in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.