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Tyranneutes is a genus of South American birds in the family Pipridae. Both sexes 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).

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyPipridae
Observations recorded28,952

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
With media
1
Family
Pipridae
Collections
NHMUK
Recorded in
Guyana

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pipridae
Image
Tyranneutes virescens - Tiny tyrant Manakin.JPG
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taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Tyranneutes
taxon name
Tyranneutes
Commons category
Tyranneutes
taxon common name
Pikkutanssijat
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Tyranneutes is a genus of South American birds in the family Pipridae. Both sexes 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: turanneuō "to be a tyrant", from τυραννος turannos "tyrant".

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