Helmeted Manakin
A species of Helmeted Manakins Scientific name : Antilophia galeata Genus : Helmeted Manakins
Helmeted Manakin, A species of Helmeted Manakins
Botanical name: Antilophia galeata
Genus: Helmeted Manakins
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Description General Info
Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
The Helmeted manakin has sexually dysmorphic 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. Antilophia are the only genus of manakin with dichromatic (two-coloured) male plumage. 
Size
15 cm
Feeding Habits
Helmeted Manakin predominantly consumes fruit, varying their diet with insects seasonally. Preferential for high-quality fruit during the wet season, they adapt to diminished fruit availability in the dry season by being less selective. Helmeted Manakin switches from canopy to understory foraging across seasons and is a vital seed disperser in its ecosystem.
Habitat
The helmeted Manakin primarily inhabits gallery woodlands within the cerrado biome, often found in areas with dense undergrowth that can be nearly impenetrable. It also populates groves of buriti palm trees and swampy or deciduous woodlands. This species is known to traverse open areas when moving between clusters of gallery woodland.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
Helmeted manakins are endemic to the Cerrado savanna ecosystems of central Brazil as well as pockets in northeast Paraguay and Bolivia. They are often found near bodies of water in gallery forests. The seasonally dry Cerrado is an unusual habitat for Pipridae, a family that typically occupies lush rainforests. Within its atypical habitat the Helmeted manakin is fairly abundant. Although its populations are on the decline, due to its large distribution the Helmeted manakin is considered of least concern by the IUNC.
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Manakins Genus
Helmeted Manakins Species
Helmeted Manakin 
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