Manakins (Pipridae)

Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin (Neopelma chrysocephalum) - HBW 9, p. 165

French: Manakin à panache doré German: Goldscheitelpipra Spanish: Saltarín Coronigualdo
Other common names: Saffron-crested Manakin

Taxonomy: Heteropelma chrysocephalum Pelzeln, 1868, San Carlos, Río Negro, Venezuela.
Systematic position of genus doubtful; possibly closest to Tyranneutes, and both genera almost certainly only distantly related to the typical piprids; probably closer to the Tyrannidae but traditionally included in present family, where retained pending further study. Present species considered to form a superspecies with its four congeners. Monotypic.

Distribution: Extreme E Colombia (Vaupés), S Venezuela, the Guianas and N Brazil (mainly R Negro drainage and extreme N Amapá); also NE Peru (SW of Iquitos).