---
title: "Helmeted Manakin"
description: "Chiroxiphia galeata — Aves. The helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata) is a species of small passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/helmeted-manakin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Helmeted Manakin

> Chiroxiphia galeata — Aves. The helmeted manakin (Chiroxiphia galeata) is a species of small passerine bird in the manakin family Pipridae.

- Scientific name: *Chiroxiphia galeata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sabana)
- iNaturalist observations: 782
- iNaturalist taxon: [1584202](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1584202)

## Names

- en: Helmeted Manakin
- de: Helmpipra
- fr: Manakin casqué

## Countries with the most observations

BR (758)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmeted_manakin

## Photo

![Helmeted Manakin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/helmeted-manakin/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141849745

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/helmeted-manakin?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).