Helmeted Manakin Antilophia galeata
(aka Chiroxiphia galeata)
Female Helmeted Manakin, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image Brazil

The Helmeted Manakin is distributed in central Brazil and adjacent areas of north-east Bolivia and north-east Paraguay. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is mainly found in gallery woodland in the cerrado grasslands.

The female shows the frontal crest and the long tail. Photos 1 and 2 were the first register of this species in the area of the Chapada Diamantina of Bahia.

The male in photo 3 is striking with its black body and bright red "helmet"
Female Helmeted Manakin, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image
Helmeted Manakin, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image
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