Neopelma
Genus of birds
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Neopelma is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae.
| Neopelma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Saffron-crested tyrant-manakin (Neopelma chrysocephalum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
Species
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 | |
