Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant (Neopipo cinnamomea)

Identification & Behavior: ~10 cm (4 in). The Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant is mostly rufous except for the head, which is gray with a whitish throat. It has a semi-concealed yellow crown patch. It has a faint pale eye-ring, black bill, and black legs. It forages in the understory of the forest in Amazonia where it appears to be associated with poor-nutrient soils and the forest type that grows on it. It is very similar to the more common Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher but is distinguished by a more horizontal posture when perched, a whitish throat, black bill, black legs, and a proportionally shorter tail.

Status: The Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant is a rare and habitat-restricted bird in Amazonia. It is known to range up to 700 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Neopipo Acanelado.

Sub-species: Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant (Neopipo cinnamomea cinnamomea), (Lawrence), 1869.

Meaning of Name: Neopipo: Gr. neos= new, strange and pipo= manakin. cinnamomea: L. kinnamomon or cinnamon= cinnamon, cinnamomum or cinnamum= cinnamon.

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