White-crowned Manakin (Pseudopipra pipra)
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White-crowned Manakin

Pseudopipra pipra (Linnaeus, 1758)

10 cmLength11 gWeight

The white-crowned manakin (Pseudopipra pipra) is a small passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae.

Most records: Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-crowned Manakin has been recorded at 111 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. WildSumaco LodgeEcuador1,678 records
  2. Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica1,110 records
  3. Arrierito Antioqueño ProAves ReserveColombia776 records
More places
  1. Reserva El CopalCosta Rica642 records
  2. Porto Seguro – RPPN Estação VeracelBrazil371 records
  3. Comunidad SabanitasColombia292 records
  4. Linhares – Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio DoceBrazil282 records
  5. Shiripuno LodgeEcuador247 records
  6. Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil205 records
  7. Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy WalkwayGuyana187 records

Countries and regions with the most records

EcuadorCosta RicaColombiaBrazilGuyanaSurinamePeruFrench Guiana

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-crowned manakin (Pseudopipra pipra) is a small passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae. This common and extremely widespread manakin is one of the most easily identified, even in female plumage. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from Costa Rica to northeastern Peru and eastern Brazil.

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Questions

How big is the White-crowned Manakin?

The White-crowned Manakin is about 10 cm long and weighs around 11 g.

Where does the White-crowned Manakin live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Costa Rica through Amazonia and southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Colombia.

Is the White-crowned Manakin endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-crowned Manakin as Least Concern.

What does the White-crowned Manakin eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the White-crowned Manakin in?

It belongs to the family Manakins (Pipridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
10 cm
Weight
11 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
62 mm
Tail
27 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
14 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America, South America: Costa Rica through Amazonia and southeastern Brazil

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Manakins Pipridae
Genus
Pseudopipra

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White-crowned Manakin

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