Manakins (Pipridae)

Dwarf Tyrant-manakin (Tyranneutes stolzmanni) - HBW 9, p. 166

French: Manakin nain German: Südliche Zwergpipra Spanish: Saltarín Enano

Taxonomy: Pipra stolzmanni Hellmayr, 1906, Marabitanas, Rio Negro, Brazil.
Systematic position of genus uncertain; probably closest to Neopelma, and both genera seem only distantly related to the typical piprids; probably closer to the Tyrannidae but traditionally included in present family, where retained pending further study. Forms a superspecies with T. virescens; ranges of the two approach one another closely, being separated by R Branco, lower R Negro and R Amazon. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Venezuela (Amazonas, W & S Bolívar) and Amazonia from E Colombia S (E from foothills of Andes) to Ecuador, Peru and N Bolivia, and E to NW & NC Brazil (E to R Negro and, S of Amazon, to Maranhão and S to S Mato Grosso).