Sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin
The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin 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 long and weighs. 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 continues east through Ucayali and Madre de Dios departments. From there it continues east into western Brazil's Acre, Amazonas, and Rondônia states. Its range also continues southeast through the northern half of Bolivia. There are also a few widely scattered records in other Brazilian states.The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin inhabits humid evergreen forest, especially along rivers with large thickets of bamboo. The separate population in Peru also inhabits semi-deciduous scrublands. In elevation in Peru it mostly occurs below but locally reaches. In Brazil it occurs below.