Blue Manakin
Chiroxiphia caudata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPipridae (Manakins)
- GenusChiroxiphia (Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins)
- SpeciesChiroxiphia caudata (Blue Manakin)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
White-bearded Manakin
Manacus manacus
Pin-tailed Manakin
Ilicura militaris
Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin
Neopelma chrysolophum
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
📅 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 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Manakin in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Blue Manakin sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 276 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Manakin in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue Manakin in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.