Blue-backed Manakin
Chiroxiphia pareola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPipridae (Manakins)
- GenusChiroxiphia (Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins)
- SpeciesChiroxiphia pareola (Blue-backed Manakin)
The blue-backed manakin (Chiroxiphia pareola) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America, its range extending from Colombia and Tobago to southeastern Brazil. It is found in deciduous forests but not evergreen rainforests. It is a small, plump bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long. Males have black plumage with a bright blue back and a red or yellow crown. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour during which they jump and twirl. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Manakin sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin
Neopelma pallescens
White-bearded Manakin
Manacus manacus
White-crowned Manakin
Pipra pipra
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-backed Manakin in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Manakin sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-backed Manakin in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-backed Manakin in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.