Tyranneutes

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Tyranneutes
Tyranneutes virescens - Tiny tyrant Manakin.JPG
Tiny tyrant-manakin (Tyranneutes virescens)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Tyranneutes
P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881[1]

Tyranneutes is a genus of South American birds in the family Pipridae. Both genders somewhat resemble females of other manakins, but are even smaller. They are native to the humid forests in the Amazon and the Guianas. The two species are entirely allopatric (their distributions separated by major rivers).

Etymology[]

Tyranneutes: Greek: τυραννευω turanneuō “to be a tyrant”, from τυραννος turannos “tyrant”[2].

Species[]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Tyranneutes stolzmanni.jpg Tyranneutes stolzmanni Dwarf tyrant-manakin Amazon Basin, except the area east of the Rio Negro.
Tyranneutes virescens - Tiny tyrant Manakin.JPG Tyranneutes virescens Tiny tyrant-manakin Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

References[]

  1. ^ Sclater, P.L.; Salvin, O. (1881). "Descriptions of some new Species of South-American Birds of the families Tyrannidæ and Formicariidæ". The Ibis. Fourth series. 5: 268. 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.
  • Restall, R. L., Rodner, C., & Lentino, M. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-7243-9 (vol. 1). ISBN 0-7136-7242-0 (vol. 2).


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