Chiroxiphia lanceolata
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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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin in Caracas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Lance-tailed Manakin sightings, Caracas ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, under 5%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Lance-tailed Manakin that you can see in Caracas (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 80%) and Southern House Wren (about 80%), 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 Caracas (61 verified sightings), 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.
