Serra Do Mar Tyrant-manakin
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The Serra do Mar Neopelma (Neopelma chrysolophum), also known as the Serra do Mar Tyrant-manakin or the Serra Tyrant-manakin, is a species of bird
in the Pipridae, or manakin
family. It is endemic to humid mountain forest and woodland in south-eastern Brazil
. It was formerly considered a subspecies
of Wied's Tyrant-manakin
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Pipridae, or manakin
Manakin
The manakins are a family, Pipridae, of unique small suboscine passerine birds. The family contains some 60 species. They are distributed through the American tropics...
family. It is endemic to humid mountain forest and woodland in south-eastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It was formerly considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of Wied's Tyrant-manakin
Wied's Tyrant-manakin
The Wied's Tyrant-Manakin is a species of bird in the Pipridae family.It is endemic to Atlantic moist forests in eastern Brazil. It was previously considered conspecific with Neopelma chrysolophum....
.
External links
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