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Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Arthur Grosset
Near Tabatinga, Brazil, September 2003
Tyranneutes stolzmanni

Identification

A small bird
Dull olive above; grey-olive to pale yellow below
Eyes are pale

Similar species

Tiny Tyrant-Manakin (which see), and female Fiery-capped Manakin (also discussed under Tiny Tyrant-Manakin).

Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Lowland evergreen forest to 800m.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

The two-tone call is very distinctive.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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