Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin

Wied's tyrant-manakin (Neopelma aurifrons) is a Near-threatened species of bird in the family Pipridae, the manakins. It is endemic to Brazil. == Taxonomy and systematics == Wied's tyrant-manakin was originally described in 1831 as Muscicapa aurifrons, mistakenly placing it in the Old World flycatcher family. It was reassigned to genus Neopelma that was erected in 1860 with it as the type species. In 1944 what is now the Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin Neopelma chrysolophum was described as a subspecies of Wied's tyrant-manakin. They were separated based on a study published in 1995. Wied's tyrant-manakin is monotypic. == Description == Wied's tyrant-manakin is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a small yellow to orange-yellow stripe in the middle of the crown. The rest of their face, their upperparts, wings, and tail are 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 mauve iris, a grayish bill, and grayish legs and feet. == Distribution and habitat == Wied's tyrant-manakin is found intermittently in coastal eastern Brazil from southern Bahia south to eastern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. There…