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) [XC737345]
by Alejandra Benitez Stanley from Cristian\u00f3polis, Fazenda Marco Polo - Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (call, song)
Helmeted Manakin (Antilophia galeata) [XC599465]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Fazenda \u00c1gua Limpa, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus closely related to Chiroxiphia. Occasional intergeneric hybrids with Blue Manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) have been recorded recorded.