Golden-headed Manakin
Pipra erythrocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPipridae (Manakins)
- GenusPipra
- SpeciesPipra erythrocephala (Golden-headed Manakin)
The golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) is a small passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America in both wet and dry forests, secondary growth and plantations. It is a small manakin, about 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) long. Males are entirely black apart from a golden head, yellow bill, white and red thighs and pink legs. Females and juveniles are olive-green with pink legs. At breeding time, males are involved in a cooperative lekking behaviour during which they jump, slide and dart from perch to perch. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-headed Manakin sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 184 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Wire-tailed Manakin
Pipra filicauda
White-crowned Manakin
Pipra pipra
Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin
Tyranneutes stolzmanni
Blue-capped Manakin
Lepidothrix coronata
Orange-crowned Manakin
Heterocercus aurantiivertex
Blue-backed Manakin
Chiroxiphia pareola
White-bearded Manakin
Manacus manacus
Striolated Manakin
Machaeropterus striolatus
Green Manakin
Xenopipo holochlora
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 14 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-headed Manakin in Yasuní National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-headed Manakin sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 184 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-headed Manakin in Yasuní National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Golden-headed Manakin in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.