Helmeted Manakin

The Helmeted Manakin is a dimorphic species with the male being a black bird with a red crest; the female is a dull olivish green, with a reduced olive crest.

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Original source: Bertrando Campos from Brasilia, DF, Brasil
Author: Bertrando Campos from Brasilia, DF, Brasil

The Helmeted Manakin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

song led Sick (1967, 1985) to believe that the Helmeted Manakin is related to the Cotingidae, and Snow (1975) stated that the genus may be prim- itive due to its peculiar distribution. Little is known about its mating system and social behavior. We stud- ied aspects of the Helmeted Manakin mating system and speculate on how the mating system could have evolved. More

The Helmeted Manakin (Antilophia galeata) is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, the manakins. It is found in the cerrado and pantanal of Brazil; also northeast Paraguay, and a border region of northeast Bolivia. The Helmeted Manakin is a dimorphic species with the male being a black bird with a red crest; the female is a dull olivish green, with a reduced olive crest. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. More

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For the purposes of our bird news services, Helmeted Manakin is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Helmeted Manakin (2) Brotas (Pousada Jacauna), Brazil Brotas (Pousada Jacauna), Brazil17/04/2010 Brotas (Pousada Jacauna), Brazil 17/04/2010 Brotas (Pousada Jacauna), Brazil Brotas (Pousada Jacauna), Brazil17/04/2010 Brotas (Pousada Jacauna), Brazil 17/04/2010 View all pictures of Helmeted Manakin View all pictures More

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A male Helmeted Manakin inside a gallery forest in central Brazil. Portfolio Octavio Salles Keywords Helmeted Manakin pantanal cerrado bird brazil Capture Medium Digital Capture Capture Format 35mm Location Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil URL http://www.naturescapes.net/portfolios/displayimage.php?pos=-27039 Favorites Add to Favorites All content copyright NatureScapes.Net, LLC, or as indicated. More

The Helmeted Manakin (Antilophia galeata) is a species of bird found in Brazil, northeast Paraguay, and the border region of northeast Bolivia. In Brazil it is mainly found in the Pantanal (a tropical wetland in South America) and Cerrado (a vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil)regions. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The adult male is a black bird with a red crest. The female is a dull olive green with a reduced olive crest. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Pipridae
Genus : Antilophia
Species : galeata
Authority : (Lichtenstein, 1823)