About the Cinnamon Neopipo
The cinnamon neopipo or cinnamon manakin-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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The cinnamon neopipo is 9.1 to 9.5 cm (3.6 to 3.7 in) long and weighs about 7 g (0.25 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage though females are duller than males, and the two subspecies have the same plumage. Adult males have a dull gray crown with a partially hidden yellow patch in the center; females have a smaller yellow patch. Both sexes have an otherwise dull gray face, nape, and back. Their lower back and rump are rufous. Their wings are dusky with wide rufous edges on the feathers. Their rather short tail is rufous. Voice: The cinnamon neopipo's song is a "long series of extr. high 'fee' notes, 1st few notes slightly rising in pitch and strength, then gradually descending", and lasts five to seven seconds. Its call is a "very high, thin, gliding-down 'seeeu' ".
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Where the Cinnamon Neopipo lives
When to see the Cinnamon Neopipo
Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Todd's SirystesSirystes subcanescensTodd's sirystes is 18 to 18.5 cm (7.1 to 7.3 in) long and weighs 34 to 36.5 g (1.2 to 1.3 oz).
Coopmans's ElaeniaElaenia brachypteraCoopmans's elaenia is about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long.
White-cheeked Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus albifaciesThe white-cheeked tody-flycatcher is about 9.5 cm (3.7 in) long and weighs about 8 g (0.28 oz).
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