Dwarf tyrant-manakin

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Dwarf tyrant-manakin
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call recorded in Ecuador
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Tyranneutes
Species:
T. stolzmanni
Binomial name
Tyranneutes stolzmanni
(Hellmayr, 1906)
Tyranneutes stolzmanni map.svg

The dwarf tyrant-manakin or dwarf tyranneutes (Tyranneutes stolzmanni) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae.

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Distribution and habitat

It is found throughout most of the Amazon Basin, except the area east of the Rio Negro. Rarely found at the edges of the forest, it prefers being at the mid-strata level deep in the forest. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

The dwarf tyrant-manakin is dull olive above, but lightens to a yellow-olive below. It has a short tail.

Behavior

These birds rarely move, but produce a distinctive two-note call, which readily identifies them.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Tyranneutes stolzmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22701195A93817142. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701195A93817142.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.