Lepidothrix coronata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blue-capped manakin (Lepidothrix coronata) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. The males have a brilliant blue cap; some have black, others have green body plumage, but the relationship between the subspecies is not well understood.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. The blue-capped manakin was formally described in 1825 by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix under the binomial name Pipra coronata. The type locality is the state of São Paulo de Olivença in western Brazil. The specific epithet is from Latin coronatus meaning "crowned". The blue-capped manakin is now the type species of the genus Lepidothrix that was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854.
Phylogeny based on Ohlson et al. 2013. Six subspecies are recognised, but see the text below the table. With the exception of L. c. carbonata, the subspecies categories listed above are not supported phylogenetically. They were instead named based on differences in male plumage. Blue-capped manakins differ genetically... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Manakin sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 310th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-capped Manakin in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and July–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-capped Manakin sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 19
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Blue-capped Manakin sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 30%), Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the Blue-capped Manakin that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Pipridae, Manakins) are Band-tailed Manakin (about 20%), Round-tailed Manakin (about 10%) and Fiery-capped Manakin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-capped Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (118 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.
