Dwarf Tyrant-manakin
  A species of Small tyrant-manakins   Scientific name : Tyranneutes stolzmanni  Genus :   Small tyrant-manakins    
  Dwarf Tyrant-manakin, A species of Small tyrant-manakins 
  Botanical name: Tyranneutes stolzmanni 
  Genus:  Small tyrant-manakins 
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 Description General Info
  Photo By Lars Petersson  Description
 The dwarf tyrant-manakin is dull olive above, but lights to a yellow-olive below. It has a short tail. 
 
    Size 
  9 cm 
    Nest Placement 
  Tree 
  Feeding Habits 
  Dwarf Tyrant-manakin predominantly eats small fruits and various invertebrates, foraging from lower levels up to the canopy. 
    Habitat 
  The dwarf Tyrant-manakin primarily inhabits humid terra firme forests and, to a lesser extent, várzea forests, frequently found on white sandy soils. This species tends to remain within dense forest interiors but may occasionally venture to forest edges and clearings within broader tropical regions. 
    Dite type 
  Insectivorous 
 General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
 These birds rarely move, but produce a distinctive two-note call, which readily identifies them. 
 
   Distribution Area
 It is found throughout most of the Amazon Basin, except the area east of the Rio Negro. Rarely found at the edges of the forest, it prefers being at the mid-strata level deep in the forest. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. 
 
   
 
  Photo By Lars Petersson  Scientific Classification
 Phylum 
  Chordates   Class 
  Birds   Order 
  Perching birds   Family 
  Manakins   Genus 
  Small tyrant-manakins   Species 
  Dwarf Tyrant-manakin