Machaeropterus striolatus
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The striolated manakin or western striped manakin (Machaeropterus striolatus) is a small South American species of passerine bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.
The striolated manakin was originally described by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1838 and given the binomial name Pipra striolata. The species is now placed in the genus Machaeropterus that was introduced by Bonaparte in 1854.
The striolated manakin has five subspecies. They were long treated as subspecies of M. regulus with the English name "striped manakin". Following several studies published beginning in 1999, taxonomic systems began separating M. striolatus from M. regulus with the respective English names "western" and "eastern" striped manakin. By 2018 systems were using the current English names "striolated" and "kinglet" manakin for the two.
The five subspecies are: The morphologically similar painted manakin from... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striolated Manakin sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 313th most-seen of the 533 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.
August, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striolated Manakin in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striolated 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Striolated Manakin sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 20%), Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the Striolated Manakin that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Pipridae, Manakins) are Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin (about 10%), Blue-capped Manakin (about 10%) and Wire-tailed Manakin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striolated Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (88 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.
