Helmeted Manakin - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Carlos Henrique
Brotas, SP, Brazil, April 2010

Chiroxiphia galeata

Antilophia galeata

Identification

Female
Photo © by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, January 2014

13·9–14·5 cm (5½-5¾ in) Adult Male

• Black plumage
• Red crown, neck and upper back
• Obvious red crest
  

Female: Olive green Immature male: similar to females

Distribution

South America: found in central southern Brazil and adjacent areas of north-east Bolivia and north-east Paraguay.

Taxonomy

The closest relative seems to be Araripe Manakin.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Mostly occupies gallery woodland. Tropical savana.

Behaviour

Diet

Juvenile male, red crest feathers just beginning to show
Photo © by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, February 2014

Diet includes fruit and insects, mostly taken in flight.

Breeding

Their nest is a shallow cup constructed from twigs, rootlets and leaves.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Helmeted Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Helmeted_Manakin

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