White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera)
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White-ruffed Manakin

Corapipo altera Hellmayr, 1906

10 cmLength12 gWeight

The white-ruffed manakin (Corapipo altera) is a sub-oscine (Tyranni), passerine bird in the manakin family.

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua

White-ruffed Manakin has been recorded at 83 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica2,788 records
  2. Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica2,514 records
  3. Reserva El CopalCosta Rica1,787 records
More places
  1. Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica1,129 records
  2. Wilson Botanical GardenCosta Rica1,126 records
  3. Las Heliconias Lodge and hanging bridgesCosta Rica817 records
  4. PN Braulio Carrillo – Quebrada GonzálezCosta Rica682 records
  5. Altos del Maria – Elevación 900-1100 msnmPanama676 records
  6. Centro ManúCosta Rica582 records
  7. Bijagua – Tapir ValleyCosta Rica570 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa RicaPanamaNicaraguaColombia

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-ruffed manakin (Corapipo altera) is a sub-oscine (Tyranni), passerine bird in the manakin family. It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World from eastern Honduras to northwestern Colombia. Its typical habitat is wet forest, adjacent clearings and tall secondary growth.

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Questions

How big is the White-ruffed Manakin?

The White-ruffed Manakin is about 10 cm long and weighs around 12 g.

Where does the White-ruffed Manakin live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Honduras to Colombia. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.

When is the best time to see the White-ruffed Manakin?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and December (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the White-ruffed Manakin eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the White-ruffed Manakin in?

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

At a glance

Length
10 cm
Weight
12 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
58 mm
Tail
30 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
16 mm

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

Range

Middle America, South America: Honduras to Colombia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Manakins Pipridae
Genus
Corapipo

Other birds in the genus Corapipo

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White-ruffed Manakin

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