Manacus vitellinus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. The golden-collared manakin was originally described in 1843 as Pipra vitellina. It was later assigned to genus Manacus that Carl Linnaeus had erected in 1766.
The further taxonomy of the golden-collared manakin is unsettled. The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World, and the American Ornithological Society (AOS) treat it as a species with these four subspecies:
The independent South American Classification Committee, formerly part of the AOS, treats the four taxa as subspecies of the widespread white-bearded manakin (M. manacus) as did many other taxonomists during much of the twentieth century. The SACC recognizes that their treatment is probably not correct and is seeking a formal proposal to change it.
This article follows the IOC et al. model. The golden-collared manakin is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 15... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Manakin sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 296 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 542 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.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Manakin in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, August, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-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.
8th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Golden-collared Manakin sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 50%), Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-collared Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (296 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.
