Xenopipo flavicapilla
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The yellow-headed manakin (Chloropipo flavicapilla) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The yellow-headed manakin was originally described as Pipra flavicapilla. During much of the twentieth century it was placed in genus Xenopipo. However, a study published in 2013 showed that Xenopipo was polyphyletic and proposed resurrecting genus Chloropipo for the yellow-headed and jet manakins. Taxonomic systems soon adopted the reassignments.
The yellow-headed manakin is monotypic. The yellow-headed manakin is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 15.3 to 19.5 g (0.54 to 0.69 oz). The sexes have similar plumage. Adult males have a golden-yellow crown and nape; the rest of their upperparts are bright olive. Their face, throat, and breast are a paler and yellower olive and their belly pale yellow. Adult females have a duller and less yellow head and breast than males. Both sexes have a pale orange to red iris, a blackish maxilla, a bluish gray mandible, and gray legs and feet. Juveniles are similar to adult females but are duller overall.
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Colombia · 2021
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Colombia · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-headed Manakin sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 443rd most-seen of the 542 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 Yellow-headed Manakin in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 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 Yellow-headed 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.
Only Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, in our data
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-headed Manakin sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-headed Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (14 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.
