About the Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin
The Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin, also known as the Serra do Mar neopelma and Serra tyrant-manakin, is a species of bird in the family Pipridae, the manakins. It is endemic to Brazil.
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The Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 13.5 to 14.9 g (0.48 to 0.53 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a conspicuous yellow patch in the middle of the crown. The rest of their face, their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their throat is dull grayish white, their upper breast grayish olive, and their lower breast and belly pale sulphur-yellow. They have a pale grayish mauve iris, a grayish bill, and grayish legs and feet. Voice: The Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin's song is a "series of random, well-separated notes, such as a slow, staccato rih-tjew-tjew-tjuh, rrítju (rr stressed), tjuwtju, or vrrrrrú".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Pale-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma pallescensThe pale-bellied tyrant-manakin is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 16 to 20.5 g (0.56 to 0.72 oz).
Saffron-crested Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma chrysocephalumIt's a small short-tailed manakin, with a light yellowish breast; it looks very similar to a flycatcher.
Sulphur-bellied Tyrant-ManakinNeopelma sulphureiventerThe sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 14 to 19.4 g (0.49 to 0.68 oz).
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