Where to see
Pipra mentalis
Pico Bonito National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-capped Manakin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 9 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Pico Bonito National Park
In Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Manakin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Soberanía National Park and more
After Pico Bonito National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-capped Manakin are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 40%), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 30%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and December in Pico Bonito National Park (about 50%), February–May and September–November in Soberanía National Park (about 40%) and February to April in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-capped Manakin on a given day. Each park's Red-capped Manakin page has the full month-by-month chart.
