Where to see
Manacus candei
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-collared Manakin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
In Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-collared Manakin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pico Bonito National Park and more
After Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a White-collared Manakin are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 50%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and November in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%), November in Pico Bonito National Park (about 70%) and June, August and October in Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-collared Manakin on a given day. Each park's White-collared Manakin page has the full month-by-month chart.
