The Crimson-hooded Manakin uses lowland wet forest and swampy woodland and feeds on fruit. One male collected in Suriname was recorded with green plumage and a few red feathers.
Haverschmidt recorded one male collected in Suriname on 6 August 1961 with green plumage and several red feathers on the lower neck and crown.
Oiseaux.net lists lowland swampy woodland as habitat and fruit as food for this species.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.