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Helmeted manakin

Chiroxiphia galeata (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata) is a species in the family Pipridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21.4 g to 22.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata)
Photo: Bertrando Campos from Brasilia, DF, Brasil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the helmeted manakin

Weight
21.4 g – 22.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the helmeted manakin

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Helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata)
Dario Sanches · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the helmeted manakin live?

Not recorded

What is the helmeted manakin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata) 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Helmeted manakin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Helmeted_manakin&oldid=1337174252), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the helmeted manakin endangered?

The helmeted manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the helmeted manakin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPipridae
  6. genusChiroxiphia
  7. SpeciesChiroxiphia galeata (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Synonyms Antilophia galeata, Metopia galeata, Pipra galeata, Pipra hilairii, Pipra wiedii

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • ماناكن ذو الخوذةArabic
  • ماناكين ذو الخوذةArabic
  • manaquí de cascCatalan
  • pipulka přílbováCzech
  • manacin helmogWelsh
  • HjelmmanakinDanish
  • HelmpipraGerman
  • SchwarzbauchpipraGerman
  • kaska manakoEsperanto
  • Saltarín de yelmoSpanish
  • kypärätanssijaFinnish
  • Manakin casquéFrench
  • kukmasti manakinCroatian
  • sisakos pipraHungarian
  • Manachino dall'elmoItalian
  • ヘルメットマイコドリJapanese
  • juodasis šalmuotasis manakinasLithuanian
  • HelmmanakinDutch
  • hjelmmannakinNorwegian
  • hełmogłowik czarnyPolish
  • SoldadinhoPortuguese
  • manaquim-soldadinhoPortuguese
  • soldadinho-comumPortuguese
  • Шлемоносный манакинRussian
  • Чёрный манакин-шлемникRussian
  • pipra prilbatáSlovak
  • Kacigasti manakinSerbian
  • hjälmmanakinSwedish
  • Boynuzlu ManakinTurkish
  • манакін малиновоголовийUkrainian
  • 盔娇鹟Chinese
  • 盔侏儒鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the helmeted manakin

Other species in the same genus Chiroxiphia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the helmeted manakin?

An adult helmeted manakin weighs 21.4 g – 22.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the helmeted manakin endangered?

The helmeted manakin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the helmeted manakin?

The helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata) belongs to the family Pipridae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/helmeted-manakin

MLA

“Helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/helmeted-manakin.

BibTeX
@misc{helmeted_manakin_2026,
  title = {Helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/helmeted-manakin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}