Family Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Least Concern
Cinnamon Manakin-tyrant (Neopipo cinnamomea)
Taxonomy
French: Néopipo cannelle German: Zimtbauchtyrann Spanish: Mosquerito canelo
Other common names:
Cinnamon Tyrant,
Cinnamon Neopipo
Taxonomy:
Pipra? cinnamomea
Lawrence
, 1869,Chamicuros, Peru
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Subspecies and Distribution
N. c. cinnamomea
(Lawrence, 1869) – E Ecuador, E Peru, NW Bolivia, extreme E Colombia, S Venezuela and W & C Amazonian Brazil.
N. c. helenae
McConnell, 1911 – the Guianas and N Brazil (Amapá).
Descriptive notes
9·1–9·5 cm; 7 g. Small, short-tailed flycatcher with large eyes, no rictal bristles. Has dull grey crown with semi-concealed yellow coronal patch, dull... read more
Voice
Call a short, wheezy whistled “pfééeo” or “weeo”, rising and... read more
Habitat
Terra firme forest, often in areas of white sandy soil in lowlands. Sea-level to c. 1000 m... read more
Food and feeding
Arthropods. Forages mostly singly, usually apart from mixed-species flocks; has been observed while foraging with small mixed flock that... read more
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Probably resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Rare and local throughout range; perhaps often overlooked. Appears to occur at low densities in comparison with other small avian insectivores of... read more
Validity of race helenae questionable; further research required. Two subspecies currently recognized.