Black-backed Tanager (Stilpnia peruviana)
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Black-backed Tanager

Stilpnia peruviana (Desmarest, 1806)

22 gWeight

Busiest months: July · Most records: Brazil

Where and when it's recorded

Black-backed Tanager has been recorded at 27 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Peruíbe – GuaraúBrazil608 records
  2. Peruíbe – Mochileiros Pousada e Observação de avesBrazil570 records
  3. Guaraú – Pousada Birdwatching Samambaia AzulBrazil171 records
More places
  1. Niterói – Rio João MendesBrazil52 records
  2. Peruíbe – listas históricasBrazil51 records
  3. Parque Natural Municipal Bosque da BarraBrazil45 records
  4. Sítio PiraquaraBrazil42 records
  5. Jardim Botânico do Rio de JaneiroBrazil20 records
  6. Guarujá – Trilha da Praia BrancaBrazil10 records
  7. Área do Projeto DacnisBrazil7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Black-backed Tanager?

The Black-backed Tanager weighs around 22 g.

Where does the Black-backed Tanager live?

Its breeding range: South America: southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Brazil.

When is the best time to see the Black-backed Tanager?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

What does the Black-backed Tanager eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Black-backed Tanager in?

It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
22 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
More measurements
Wing
73 mm
Tail
57 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: southeastern Brazil

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
Genus
Stilpnia

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Black-backed Tanager

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