
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
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
- WildSumaco LodgeEcuador1,678 records
- Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica1,110 records
- Arrierito Antioqueño ProAves ReserveColombia776 records
More places
- Reserva El CopalCosta Rica642 records
- Porto Seguro – RPPN Estação VeracelBrazil371 records
- Comunidad SabanitasColombia292 records
- Linhares – Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio DoceBrazil282 records
- Shiripuno LodgeEcuador247 records
- Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil205 records
- Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy WalkwayGuyana187 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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
More from the family Manakins
Dwarf Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes stolzmanni
Tiny Tyrant-ManakinTyranneutes virescens
Saffron-crested Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysocephalum
Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma sulphureiventer
Pale-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma pallescens
Wied's Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma aurifrons
Serra do Mar Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysolophum
Yellow-headed ManakinChloropipo flavicapilla
Jet ManakinChloropipo unicolor
Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia boliviana
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In other languages
- EnglishWhite-crowned Manakin
- 简体中文白冠娇鹟
- 繁體中文白冠侏儒鳥
- 日本語シロボウシマイコドリ
- DeutschWeißscheitelpipra
- FrançaisManakin à tête blanche
- EspañolSaltarín coroniblanco
- Portuguêscabeça-branca
- ItalianoManachino capobianco
- NederlandsWitkruinmanakin
- РусскийБелошапочная пипра
- Svenskavitkronad manakin
- DanskHvidkronet Manakin
- Polskigorzyk białogłowy