Manacus vitellinus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Manakin sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 3,706 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 449 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, October and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Manakin in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against about 20% in August and September, 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.
2nd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Golden-collared Manakin sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the Golden-collared Manakin that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Pipridae, Manakins) are Red-capped Manakin (about 40%) and Blue-capped Manakin (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-collared Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Soberanía National Park (3,706 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.
