Tyranneutes

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Tyranneutes
Tiny tyrant-manakin (Tyranneutes virescens)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pipridae
Genus: Tyranneutes
P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881[1]
Type species
Tyranneutes brachyurus[2]
P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881

Tyranneutes is a

allopatric
(their distributions separated by major rivers).

Etymology

Tyranneutes: Greek: τυραννευω turanneuō "to be a tyrant", from τυραννος turannos "tyrant"[3].

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Tyranneutes stolzmanni Dwarf tyrant-manakin Amazon Basin, except the area east of the Rio Negro.
Tyranneutes virescens Tiny tyrant-manakin Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ Sclater, P.L.; Salvin, O. (1881). "Descriptions of some new Species of South-American Birds of the families Tyrannidæ and Formicariidæ". The Ibis. Fourth series. 5: 268. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Pipridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  3. ^ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
  • Restall, R. L., Rodner, C., & Lentino, M. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm, London. (vol. 2).