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Helmeted Manakin

Antilophia galeata

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Pipridae

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. Taxonomy The helmeted manakin was formally described in 1823 by the German naturalist Hinrich Lichtenstein from specimens collected near São Paulo in Brazil.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 22