Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-Manakin
Photo © Thibaud Aronson
Photo © Thibaud Aronson — CC BY-SA 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #69812933The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin (Neopelma sulphureiventer) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin was originally described as Scotothorus sulphureiventer. It was later reassigned to genus Neopelma that had been erected in 1860. The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin is monotypic. == Description == The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 14 to 19.4 g (0.49 to 0.68 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a partially hidden, pale sulphur-yellow stripe on the crown. The rest of their face and their upperparts are dull olive-green. Their wings and tail are a slightly browner olive-green. Their throat is dull grayish white, their upper breast grayish olive, and their lower breast and belly pale sulphur-yellow. They have a pale grayish to creamy or orange-brown iris, a brownish and longish bill, and grayish legs and feet. == Distribution and habitat == The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin is a bird of the far western Amazon Basin. One population separate from its main range is found in Peru's Loreto and San Martín departments. Its contiguous range begins in Peru's extreme eastern Cuzco Department and…
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