Manacus manacus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-bearded manakin (Manacus manacus) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America. It can be found in Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. This manakin is found in forests, secondary growth and plantations. It is a small, plump bird about 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) long. Males have a black crown, upper back, wings and tail and are otherwise white. Females are olive-green and resemble female golden-headed manakins. At breeding time, males are involved in lekking behaviour on the forest floor during which they puff out their neck feathers. 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 white-bearded manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird, typically 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) long and weighing 16.5 grams (0.58 oz). The adult male has a black crown, upper back, wings and tail, and the plumage is otherwise white. He has orange legs.
The female and young males are olive-green and resemble female golden-headed manakins, but they have orange legs. The race... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bearded Manakin sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 505 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July–August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-bearded Manakin in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bearded Manakin sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate White-bearded Manakin sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 40%), Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%).
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the White-bearded Manakin that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Pipridae, Manakins) are Blue Manakin (about 30%) and Band-tailed Manakin (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bearded Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (505 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.
