Tableland of central and southern Brazil (southern from central Maranhío, to western Paraná), just entering north-eastern Bolivia and north-eastern Paraguay.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Helmeted Manakin (Antilophia galeata) [XC705450]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Tr\u00eas Lagoas, Tr\u00eas Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (song)
Helmeted Manakin (Antilophia galeata) [XC173057]
by Jo\u00e3o Ant\u00f4nio de B. Vitto from Arcos, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus closely related to Chiroxiphia. Occasional intergeneric hybrids with Blue Manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) have been recorded recorded.