Neopelma pallescens
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The pale-bellied tyrant-manakin (Neopelma pallescens) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae, the manakins. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and possibly Bolivia. The sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin was originally described in 1853 as Tyrannula pallescens, mistakenly placing it in the New World flycatcher family. It was later reassigned to genus Neopelma that was erected in 1860.
The pale-bellied tyrant-manakin is monotypic. The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a large bright yellow patch with dusky borders on the crown. The rest of their face, their upperparts, and their wings and tail are olive. Their throat is whitish with faint gray streaks, their breast pale olivaceous gray, and their belly pale creamy whitish. They have a grayish mauve iris, a brownish to grayish bill, and brownish to grayish legs and feet.
The pale-bellied tyrant-manakin has a disjunct distribution. Its largest range is in Brazil from the Atlantic in Maranhão and southwest almost to Bolivia in Mato Grosso, then sweeping... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 240th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Emas National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Pipridae
The closest relatives of the Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Pipridae, Manakins) are Pin-tailed Manakin (about 10%) and White-bearded Manakin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
