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Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin
Neopelma aurifrons
Wied's Tyrant-Manakin (Neopelma aurifrons) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin (Neopelma aurifrons) is a member of the Pipridae family found in South America. Adults weigh 14 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pipridae Manakins
- Genus Neopelma
- Species aurifrons
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Pipridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin (Neopelma aurifrons) is a species of bird in the Pipridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 7.1 cm and a tail of around 5 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5,072 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin?
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin live?
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin belong to?
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin (Neopelma aurifrons) belongs to the Pipridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin eat?
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin migrate?
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin make?
1 real field recording of the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin's range?
The Wied’s Tyrant-Manakin has a mapped global range of about 5,072 km².
Conservation
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