Neopelma
Neopelma is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae.
Etymology
Neopelma: νεος neos “new, different”; πελμα pelma, πελματος pelmatos “sole of the foot”.Species
It contains the following species:Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Neopelma aurifrons | Wied's tyrant-manakin | Atlantic moist forests in eastern Brazil. | |
Neopelma chrysocephalum | Saffron-crested tyrant-manakin | Guianas, southern Venezuela and the northwestern Amazon Basin | |
Neopelma chrysolophum | Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin | southeastern Brazil. | |
Neopelma pallescens | Pale-bellied tyrant-manakin | Brazil and far northeastern Bolivia | |
Neopelma sulphureiventer | Sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin | western Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil and Peru |