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Alternative names: Cinnamon Neopipo; Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant; Cinnamon Tyrant-Manakin

Photo by arthurgrosset
Thaimaçu, Pará,, Brazil, April 2003
Neopipo cinnamomea

Identification

10cm

  • Grey head and nape
  • Brown back
  • Cinnamon-rufous rump and tail
  • Cinnamon underparts
  • Dark grey legs

Distribution

Throughout northern South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • N. c. helenae:
  • N. c. cinnamomea:

Habitat

Terra firme forest and appears to be particularly associated with white sand forest also dry shrubland.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia
  4. Arthur Grosset
  5. BF Member observations

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