Wied's Tyrant-manakin
A species of Typical tyrant-manakins Scientific name : Neopelma aurifrons Genus : Typical tyrant-manakins
Wied's Tyrant-manakin, A species of Typical tyrant-manakins
Botanical name: Neopelma aurifrons
Genus: Typical tyrant-manakins
Content
Description
Description
Wied's tyrant-manakin (Neopelma aurifrons) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is endemic to Atlantic moist forests in eastern Brazil. It was previously considered conspecific with Neopelma chrysolophum. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Wied's Tyrant-manakin primarily eats small fruits and insects, occasionally capturing prey like stick-insects. They forage by plucking or snatching food from foliage, usually up to 7 meters high, often using short flights and hovering to feed.
Habitat
The wied's Tyrant-manakin typically inhabits undisturbed or lightly disturbed forests, favoring the interior regions but occasionally venturing to areas nearer the forest edges. These birds are prevalent in lowland tropical and subtropical forests across broader geographical regions within their range.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Manakins Genus
Typical tyrant-manakins Species
Wied's Tyrant-manakin