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Manakins (Pipridae)

Serra Tyrant-manakin (Neopelma chrysolophum) - HBW 9, p. 166

French: Manakin de Serra do Mar German: Goldhaubenpipra Spanish: Saltarín de Serra do Mar
Other common names: Serra do Mar Tyrant-manakin

Taxonomy: Neopelma aurifrons chrysolophum Pinto, 1944, no locality = Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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 originally named as Muscicapa luteocephala, but that name invalid, as preoccupied. Considered to form a superspecies with its four congeners; previously treated as conspecific with N. aurifrons, but the two differ ecologically and vocally, and overlap geographically to a limited extent. Mono.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Neopelma aurifrons chrysolophum Pinto, 1944, no locality = Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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 originally named as Muscicapa luteocephala, but that name invalid, as preoccupied. Considered to form a superspecies with its four congeners; previously treated as conspecific with N. aurifrons, but the two differ ecologically and vocally, and overlap geographically to a limited extent. Monotypic.

Distribution: Coastal SE Brazil, from EC Minas Gerais S to extreme S São Paulo and probably also adjacent E Paraná.

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