Neopelma

Neopelma is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae.

Neopelma
Saffron-crested tyrant-manakin (Neopelma chrysocephalum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Neopelma
P.L. Sclater, 1861[1]
Type species
Neopelma aurifrons

Etymology

Neopelma: Greek: νεος neos “new, different”; πελμα pelma, πελματος pelmatos “sole of the foot”[2].

Species

It contains the following species[3]:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Neopelma aurifronsWied's tyrant-manakinAtlantic moist forests in eastern Brazil.
Neopelma chrysocephalumSaffron-crested tyrant-manakinGuianas, southern Venezuela and the northwestern Amazon Basin
Neopelma chrysolophumSerra do Mar tyrant-manakinsoutheastern Brazil.
Neopelma pallescensPale-bellied tyrant-manakinBrazil and far northeastern Bolivia
Neopelma sulphureiventerSulphur-bellied tyrant-manakinwestern Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil and Peru


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References

  1. Sclater, P.L. (1861). "Characters of Ten New Species of American Birds". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 28 (3): 467. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018) (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
  3. Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (2018). "Cotingas, Manakins, Tityras, Becards". IOC World Bird List (v8.1). Retrieved 14 February 2018.


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