Tyranneutes

Tyranneutes
	Tiny tyrant-manakin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pipridae
Genus:	Tyranneutes; P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881[1]

Tyranneutes is a genus of South American birds in the Pipridae family. Both genders somewhat resemble females of other manakins, but are even smaller. They are native to the humid forests in the Amazon and the Guianas. The two species are entirely allopatric (their distributions separated by major rivers).

Etymology

Tyranneutes: Greek: τυραννευω turanneuō “to be a tyrant”, from τυραννος turannos “tyrant”^[2].

Species

Dwarf tyrant-manakin (Tyranneutes stolzmanni)
Tiny tyrant-manakin (Tyranneutes virescens)

References

↑ Sclater, P.L.; Salvin, O. (1881). "Descriptions of some new Species of South-American Birds of the families Tyrannidæ and Formicariidæ". The Ibis. Fourth series. 5: 268. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
↑ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

Restall, R. L., Rodner, C., & Lentino, M. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-7243-9 (vol. 1). ISBN 0-7136-7242-0 (vol. 2).

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[Sclater&Salvin-1] Sclater, P.L.; Salvin, O. (1881). "Descriptions of some new Species of South-American Birds of the families Tyrannidæ and Formicariidæ". The Ibis. Fourth series. 5: 268. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[Jobling-2] Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.