The Golden-headed Manakin is striking for the male's golden head and black body. Males perform courtship displays in the forest, and the birds eat fruit and small arthropods.
The male has a black body and bright yellow head, while the female is mostly olive green.
It feeds on fruit and arthropods in forest canopy. During courtship, males gather at a lek and display by jumping and spreading their wings.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.