Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata) | Photos and ID

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Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata), photo 5 — Photo: (c) agujaceratops, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Josh Noseworthy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Pedro Sisnando Araújo dos Santos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Leonardo Bergamini, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Helmeted Manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The helmeted manakin has sexually dimorphic plumage. Both males and females are adorned with a feathered crest at the crown of the head. Females and immature males sport a uniform dull-green plumage similar to other female Pipridae. Males are a glossy black with a striking red crest that stretches across the mantle, nape and crown. Subadult males have green plumage with the characteristic black and red colors of the adult male sprouting up in patches. The helmeted manakin has a sonorous song that has been likened to that of a cotinga. The male song is a whistle composed of eight notes.

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About the Helmeted Manakin

The helmeted manakin is a species of small passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae. Unlike most manakins, a family associated with tropical rainforests, the helmeted manakin inhabits the seasonally dry Cerrado savanna of Central Brazil.

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Easily confused with

Araripe ManakinChiroxiphia bokermanniAs typical of most manakins, males and females have a strong sexual dimorphism in the colours of the plumage.

Yungas ManakinChiroxiphia bolivianaThe Yungas manakin is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 14 to 22 g (0.49 to 0.78 oz).

Blue-backed ManakinChiroxiphia pareolaLike other manakins, the blue-backed manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird, typically 13 cm long and weighing 19 g.

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