Manakins occur from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, Paraguay, and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad and Tobago as well. They are highly arboreal and are almost exclusively forest and woodland birds. Most species live in humid tropical lowlands, with a few in dry forests, river forests, and the subtropical Andes.

Where does a red capped manakin live?

Habitat/range: They mainly inhabit humid evergreen and semi deciduous forest from Southeastern Mexico through Central America to Ecuador. Status: They are listed as Least Concern on IUCN Red List.

Where do longtail Manakins live?

Distribution and habitat

The long-tailed manakin is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.