Genus

Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins

Chiroxiphia

5 species in our catalog · found in 39 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPipridae (Manakins)
GenusChiroxiphia (Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Chiroxiphia pareola

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Chiroxiphia linearis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chiroxiphia lanceolata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chiroxiphia caudata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chiroxiphia boliviana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~80%
	Blue-backed Manakin			~80%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~60%
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~60%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			~60%
4	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~60%
	Blue Manakin			~60%
5	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~50%
	Blue Manakin			~50%
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~50%
7	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~40%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~40%
8	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~40%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			~40%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~40%
10	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			~30%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~30%
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Blue Manakin			~20%
13	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Blue Manakin			~20%
14	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~20%
15	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~20%
16	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Blue Manakin			~20%
17	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Yungas Manakin			~20%
	Blue-backed Manakin			Insufficient data
18	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Long-tailed Manakin			~20%
19	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Blue-backed Manakin			~20%
20	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Blue-backed Manakin			~10%
21	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Yungas Manakin			~10%
	Blue-backed Manakin			<5%
22	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			~10%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			~10%
24	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Blue-backed Manakin			~10%
25	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Yungas Manakin			~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			~10%
27	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Yungas Manakin			<5%
28	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Blue-backed Manakin			<5%
29	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Manakin			<5%
30	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Manakin			<5%
31	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Blue-backed Manakin			<5%
32	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Blue-backed Manakin			<5%
33	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			<5%
34	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Manakin			<5%
35	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Manakin			<5%
36	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lance-tailed Manakin			<5%
37	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Blue-backed Manakin			Insufficient data
38	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Blue Manakin			Insufficient data
39	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Manakin			Insufficient data

Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins

Species in this group

Blue-backed Manakin

Long-tailed Manakin

Lance-tailed Manakin

Blue Manakin

Yungas Manakin

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Blue-backed and Helmeted Manakins

Parks Ranked