Machaeropterus pyrocephalus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The fiery-capped manakin (Machaeropterus pyrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. The fiery-capped manakin was originally described in 1852 as Pipra pyrocephala. The species is now placed in the genus Machaeropterus that was introduced by Bonaparte in 1854.
It shares genus Machaeropterus with four other species. The fiery-capped manakin is 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 10 g (0.35 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have the golden crown and nape with a red stripe in the middle that give the species its English name and specific epithet. The rest of their face is olive. Their upperparts are rosy rufous to maroon. Their tail and most of their wing are olive. Their wings have some white on the inner secondaries and some black spots on the tertials. Their throat is whitish and the rest of their underparts are streaked with dull pink and whitish. Adult females have... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-capped Manakin sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 212 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, May, July–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-capped Manakin in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, September–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fiery-capped 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Fiery-capped Manakin sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the Fiery-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 Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fiery-capped Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (212 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.
