Manacus aurantiacus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The orange-collared manakin (Manacus aurantiacus) is a passerine bird in the manakin family. It is an endemic resident breeder in Costa Rica and western Panama, where it is found in forests, secondary growth and plantations. It is a small, plump bird about 10 centimetres (4 in) long. Males have a black crown, mid back, wings and tail and an olive-green rump. The rest of the head, neck, breast and upper back are orange, and the belly is yellow. Females are olive-green with yellow underparts and resemble female white-collared manakins. At breeding time, males are involved in lekking behaviour on the forest floor. This is a fairly common species with a somewhat restricted range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
The orange-collared manakin is, like its relatives, a compact short-tailed bird with a heavy hooked bill, orange legs and brightly coloured male plumage. It is typically 10 cm long and weighs 15.5 g. The adult male has a black crown, wings and tail, and a black band across the midback. The rest of the head, neck, breast and upper back are orange, the rump is olive-green, and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-collared Manakin sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 1,484 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th most-seen of the 414 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May–June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-collared Manakin in Carara National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August to December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-collared Manakin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Orange-collared Manakin sightings, Carara National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the Orange-collared Manakin that you can see in Carara National Park (family Pipridae, Manakins) are Blue-capped Manakin (about 10%), Red-capped Manakin (about 10%) and Long-tailed Manakin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-collared Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Carara National Park (1,484 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
