Where to see
Manacus vitellinus
Bastimentos Island National Marine Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Golden-collared Manakin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
In Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, Panama, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Manakin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Soberanía National Park and more
After Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Golden-collared Manakin are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 30%), Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and San Lorenzo Protected Forest (Panama, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Utría National Natural Park in South America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (about 60%), February, April–May, October and December in Soberanía National Park (about 40%) and February, May and August in Utría National Natural Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Golden-collared Manakin on a given day. Each park's Golden-collared Manakin page has the full month-by-month chart.
