Pipra fasciicauda
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The band-tailed manakin (Pipra fasciicauda) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is a small, frugivorous passerine found in humid montane and lowland tropical forests throughout Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.
The band-tailed manakin forms a superspecies with its two congeners, the wire-tailed manakin (P. filicauda) and crimson-hooded manakin (P. aureola). The species was described to science by Carl Eduard Hellmayr in 1906. Its average generation length is approximately 3.73 years.
The band-tailed manakin is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 11.5 to 19 g (0.41 to 0.67 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. f. fasciicauda have a yellow face and throat; the rest of their head, nape, and upper mantle are red. The rest of their upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly black. They have a white base to the tail and a white patch on the inner webs of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Manakin sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 440 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 144th most-seen of the 641 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.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Manakin in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Band-tailed Manakin sightings, Manu National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-tailed Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (440 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.
