
Black-capped Tanager
Stilpnia heinei (Cabanis, 1851)
13 cmLength20 gWeight
Busiest months: January–February · Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
Where and when it's recorded
Black-capped Tanager has been recorded at 142 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador1,884 records
- RNA Proaves El Dorado – LodgeColombia1,784 records
- Cabañas San IsidroEcuador1,758 records
More places
- El Dorado ProAves ReserveColombia1,724 records
- Alambi ReserveEcuador1,038 records
- San Tadeo BirdwatchingEcuador1,019 records
- Ecoparque Los Alcázares-ArenilloColombia950 records
- Arrierito Antioqueño ProAves ReserveColombia909 records
- Tandayapa Bird LodgeEcuador864 records
- RN La RomeraColombia854 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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-capped Tanager?
The Black-capped Tanager is about 13 cm long and weighs around 20 g.
Where does the Black-capped Tanager live?
Its breeding range: South America: Venezuela to Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
When is the best time to see the Black-capped Tanager?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and February (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the Black-capped Tanager eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Black-capped Tanager in?
It belongs to the family Tanagers & Allies (Thraupidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 13 cm
- Weight
- 20 g
- Habitat
- Towns & farmland
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 74 mm
- Tail
- 48 mm
- Bill
- 11 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Venezuela to Ecuador
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tanagers & Allies Thraupidae
- Genus
- Stilpnia
Other birds in the genus Stilpnia
Black-headed TanagerStilpnia cyanoptera
Black-hooded TanagerStilpnia whitelyi
Silver-backed TanagerStilpnia viridicollis
Sira TanagerStilpnia phillipsi
Straw-backed TanagerStilpnia argyrofenges
Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata
Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis
Masked TanagerStilpnia nigrocincta
Black-backed TanagerStilpnia peruviana
Chestnut-backed TanagerStilpnia preciosa
Green-capped TanagerStilpnia meyerdeschauenseei
Scrub TanagerStilpnia vitriolina
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In other languages
- EnglishBlack-capped Tanager
- 简体中文黑顶靓唐纳雀
- 繁體中文黑頂唐加拉雀
- 日本語ズグロアオフウキンチョウ
- DeutschSchwarzscheiteltangare
- FrançaisCalliste à calotte noire
- EspañolTangara coroninegra
- Portuguêssaíra-de-barrete-preto
- ItalianoTanagra capinera
- NederlandsHeines Tangare
- РусскийСиреневоспинная танагра
- Svenskasvarthättad tangara
- DanskSortkronet Tangar
- Polskitangarka czarnołbista