Greater Schiffornis (Schiffornis major)
(aka Greater Manakin, Várzea Mourner, Várzea Schiffornis, Cinnamon Mourner)
Várzea Mourner, Anavilhanas, Amazonas, Brazil, July 2001 - click for larger image Anavilhanas, Amazonas, Brazil
July 2001

There is some doubt as to the relationship of the Schiffornis genus to other families. They seem to fall somewhere between true manakins, cotingas and tyrant flycatchers.

The range of the Greater Schiffornis lies in the Amazon Basin upstream of the rio Tapajós. It is found almost exclusively in várzea forest.

It is more often heard than seen but, when seen, it is a striking cinnamon-rufous colour with some grey on the sides of the face.

There are illustrations in Ridgely & Tudor, Volume 2, Plate 46; Hilty & Brown, Plate 33; and Ridgely & Greenfield, Plate 78.
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