Lance-tailed Manakin

Lance-tailed Manakin

Chiroxiphia lanceolata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chagres National Park
83 Verified records at Chagres National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from Costa Rica to northern Venezuela. This manakin is a fairly common bird of dry and moist deciduous forests, but not rainforest. It is a small, compact bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long and similar to the blue-backed manakin, but both sexes have the two central tail feathers elongated to form a spike. Males have black plumage with a blue back, a red crown and orange legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative behaviour during which they jump up and down alternately. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
2 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
3 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
4 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lance-tailed Manakin in Chagres National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Lance-tailed Manakin sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lance-tailed Manakin in Chagres National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Lance-tailed Manakin in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.

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