Chiroxiphia lanceolata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from Costa Rica to northern Venezuela. This manakin is a fairly common bird of dry and moist deciduous forests, but not rainforest. It is a small, compact bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long and similar to the blue-backed manakin, but both sexes have the two central tail feathers elongated to form a spike. Males have black plumage with a blue back, a red crown and orange legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative behaviour during which they jump up and down alternately. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Like other manakins, the lance-tailed manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird, typically 13.5 cm long and weighing 17.5 g. Both sexes have bring orange legs and two central tail feathers elongated to form a spike.
Females are olive-green, with slightly paler underparts. Most females are solid green, however, a small portion... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 112 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 372 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin in Chagres National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lance-tailed 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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Lance-tailed Manakin sightings, Chagres National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Coiba National Park (Panama, about 60%), Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%) and Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 20%).
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the Lance-tailed Manakin that you can see in Chagres National Park (family Pipridae, Manakins) are White-ruffed Manakin (about 40%), Red-capped Manakin (about 30%) and Golden-collared Manakin (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lance-tailed Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Chagres National Park (112 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.
