Band-tailed Manakin

Band-tailed Manakin

Pipra fasciicauda

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Tambopata National Reserve

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

695 Verified sightings at Tambopata National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
2,646 In all 5 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Band-tailed Manakin

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 →

Sounds

Call0:39

Argentina · 2026

© Marcos E. Sosa · XC1142137 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:22

Brazil · 2024

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC932736 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Canto0:55

Brazil · 2014

© Caio Brito · XC427817 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
4 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Band-tailed Manakin in Tambopata National Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Manakin sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 695 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Band-tailed Manakin in Tambopata National Reserve?

July and November

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Manakin in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in September and December–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Band-tailed Manakin?

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.

Is Tambopata National Reserve the best place to see a Band-tailed Manakin?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Band-tailed Manakin sightings, Tambopata National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).

Where does the Band-tailed Manakin sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Band-tailed Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (695 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.

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