Helmeted Manakin
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| Antilophia galeata (Lichtenstein, 1823) |
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.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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.
[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Antilophia galeata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Helmeted Manakin videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Helmeted Manakin photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res; Article and synopsis arthurgrosset–"South American Birds"
- Photo-High Res-(male); Article geometer–"Brazil Birds"
- Photo-Medium Res-(Male); Article chandra.as.utexas.edu—"Birds of Brazil"
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