Pipra filicauda
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. One publication has suggested that the two subspecies should be merged. During much of the twentieth century several authors placed the wire-tailed manakin in its own genus, Teleonema, but that genus was merged into Pipra starting in the 1970s. The species forms a superspecies with its two congeners, the band-tailed manakin (P. fasciicauda) and crimson-hooded manakin (P. aureola).
The wire-tailed manakin is sexually dimorphic. The species is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long exclusive of the eponymous tail filaments. Male's filaments add about 4 cm (1.6 in) to its length and female's about 2.5 cm (1.0 in). The species weighs an average of about 14 g (0.49 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a yellow forecrown, face, and throat; the rest of their crown, nape, and sides of the neck are bright red. The rest of their upperparts, wings, and tail are black. Their entire... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wire-tailed Manakin sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 384 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wire-tailed Manakin in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wire-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.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Wire-tailed Manakin sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same genus: Pipra
The closest relatives of the Wire-tailed Manakin that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Pipra, Orange-headed and Wire-tailed Manakins) are Golden-headed Manakin (about 10%) and White-crowned Manakin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wire-tailed Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (384 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.
