Neopelma is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae.

Neopelma
Saffron-crested tyrant-manakin (Neopelma chrysocephalum)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Neopelma
P.L. Sclater, 1861[1]
Type species
Muscicapa aurifrons[2]
Sclater, 1861

Etymology

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Neopelma: Greek: νεος neos "new, different"; πελμα pelma, πελματος pelmatos "sole of the foot"[3].

Species

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It contains the following species[4]:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
  Neopelma aurifrons Wied's tyrant-manakin Atlantic moist forests in eastern Brazil.
Neopelma chrysocephalum Saffron-crested tyrant-manakin Guianas, southern Venezuela and the northwestern Amazon Basin
  Neopelma chrysolophum Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin southeastern Brazil.
  Neopelma pallescens Pale-bellied tyrant-manakin Brazil and far northeastern Bolivia
Neopelma sulphureiventer Sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin western Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil and Peru


References

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  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. ^ "Pipridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  3. ^ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
  4. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (2018). "Cotingas, Manakins, Tityras, Becards". IOC World Bird List (v8.1). Retrieved 14 February 2018.