Red-capped Manakin
Pipra mentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPipridae (Manakins)
- GenusPipra
- SpeciesPipra mentalis (Red-capped Manakin)
The red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Manakin sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 424 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Orange-collared Manakin
Manacus aurantiacus
Blue-capped Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata
White-ruffed Manakin
Corapipo altera
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-capped Manakin in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Red-capped Manakin sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 424 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-capped Manakin in Piedras Blancas National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-capped Manakin in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.